Information Science at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from NKU.

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.

NKU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

NKU Information Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at NKU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Information Science Schools	62
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	73
	81
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	86
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused Information Science Schools	135
Best Value Information Science Schools	137
	147
Best Information Science Schools	183
	216

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in IS from NKU. This makes it the #66 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IS Graduates from NKU Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $27,260. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at NKU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 IS majors earned their master's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	57

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,800	$119,470
Computer Workers	2,500	$79,420
Systems Software Developers	2,300	$84,300
Computer Science Professors	280	$80,390

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.