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Information Science at Metropolitan State University

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at Metropolitan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 51 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Metro State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Metro State Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Metro State Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Metro State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Metro State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Best Value Information Science Schools 10
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
53
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
Most Popular Information Science Schools 70
Most Focused Information Science Schools 87
Best Information Science Schools 94
96

Earnings of Metro State IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Metro State is $55,220. This is 5% higher than $52,802, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

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IS Student Demographics at Metro State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Metropolitan State University.

Metro State Information Science Bachelor’s Program

14% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The IS program at Metro State awarded 51 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Metro State also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

The following IS concentations are available at Metropolitan State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Metropolitan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 51

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9,510 $143,300
Systems Software Developers 6,460 $110,460
Computer Workers 6,200 $81,650
Computer Science Professors 390 $93,230
Computer and Information Research Scientists 240 $129,890

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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