General Information Science at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in 2021, 31 of them were general information science majors.

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.

NSU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NSU does offer online courses in information science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NSU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science 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 information science major at NSU 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
Most Popular Online General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Online General Information Science Schools	10
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	61
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value General Information Science Schools	90
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	103
	108
Best General Information Science Schools	127
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	138

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

Information Science Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 information science 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 information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 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 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.