Information Science at Pennsylvania State University - Abington

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at Pennsylvania State University - Abington stacks up to those at other schools.

Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University - Abington in 2019, 70 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.

Penn State Abington Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Penn State Abington Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Penn State Abington 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 Penn State Abington 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 Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Information Science Schools	17
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Information Science Schools	33
Best Information Science Schools	40
Most Popular Information Science Schools	59

How Much Do IS Graduates from Penn State Abington Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Penn State Abington is $59,700. This is 5% higher than $56,900, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at Penn State Abington

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

Penn State Abington Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from Penn State Abington in 2018-2019, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Pennsylvania State University - Abington with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Penn State Abington also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Abington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	70

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Abington.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Computer Science Professors	1,590	$105,900
Computer and Information Research Scientists	410	$107,660

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.