Information Science at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 31 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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.

NSU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NSU does offer online education options in IS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NSU Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at NSU 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
Most Popular Online Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Online Information Science Schools	10
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	61
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Information Science Schools	90
Most Popular Information Science Schools	103
	108
Best Information Science Schools	127
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused Information Science Schools	138

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IS from NSU. This is the #129 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IS Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $52,057. 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 NSU

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

NSU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at NSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NSU 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

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	31

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,870	$112,860
Systems Software Developers	1,300	$76,200
Computer Science Professors	160	$95,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists	80	$89,810

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.