Information Science at Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Penn State Greater Allegheny.
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.
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Penn State Greater Allegheny Information Science Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in IS
Penn State Greater Allegheny Information Science Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Penn State Greater Allegheny performed in these rankings.
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 IS major at Penn State Greater Allegheny 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 |
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Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 3 |
Most Focused Information Science Schools | 8 |
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 16 |
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 17 |
Best Value Information Science Schools | 25 |
Best Information Science Schools | 25 |
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 130 |
Most Popular Information Science Schools | 226 |
How Much Do IS Graduates from Penn State Greater Allegheny Make?
The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Penn State Greater Allegheny is $59,700. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $56,900 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at Penn State Greater Allegheny
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny.
Penn State Greater Allegheny Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 - Greater Allegheny with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Penn State Greater Allegheny 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
If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Information Science | 10 |
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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 - Greater Allegheny.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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