Information Science at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Minnesota State University - Moorhead is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,547. Of the 61 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Moorhead in 2021, 35 of them were information science majors.

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.

MSU Moorhead Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

MSU Moorhead Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at MSU Moorhead compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 MSU Moorhead 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	39
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value Information Science Schools	61
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Information Science Schools	86
Most Popular Information Science Schools	94
Best Information Science Schools	113
	126
	197

IS Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from MSU Moorhead in 2020-2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Minnesota State University - Moorhead. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	35

Related Majors

• 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.