General Information Science at Northern Kentucky University

If you plan to study general information science, take a look at what Northern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In 2021, 39 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from NKU.

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

NKU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

NKU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at NKU 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 information science major at NKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	62
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	73
	81
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	86
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	135
Best Value General Information Science Schools	137
	147
Best General Information Science Schools	183
	216

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

Information Science Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from NKU in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

The information science program at NKU awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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

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 information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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.