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Information Science at Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny

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

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.

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
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.

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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

10% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Penn State Greater Allegheny, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

Penn State Greater Allegheny Gender Breakdown of Information Science Bachelor's Degree Grads

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Information Science Majors at Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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
General Information Science 10

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
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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