Information Science at Metropolitan State University
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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 |
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General Information Science | 51 |
Related Majors
- Computer Programming
- Computer Software & Applications
- Information Technology
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
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 |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Tony Webster under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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