Information Science at Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Penn State Mont Alto.

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 Mont Alto Information Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IS
• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Penn State Mont Alto Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Penn State Mont Alto 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 Mont Alto 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
Best Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	11
Best Information Science Schools	15
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Information Science Schools	22
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value Information Science Schools	26
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
Most Popular Information Science Schools	212

Earnings of Penn State Mont Alto IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Penn State Mont Alto 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 Mont Alto

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

Penn State Mont Alto Information Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of IS associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IS at Penn State Mont Alto are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Penn State Mont Alto does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IS graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto with a associate's in IS.

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

Penn State Mont Alto Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from Penn State Mont Alto in 2018-2019, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Penn State Mont Alto are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Penn State Mont Alto 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 - Mont Alto. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	12

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 - Mont Alto.

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.