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General Information Science at Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto

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

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

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.

Penn State Mont Alto General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Information Science
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Penn State Mont Alto General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at Penn State Mont Alto compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 information science major at Penn State Mont Alto 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
Best General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools 3
Best Value General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools 10
Most Focused General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools 11
Best General Information Science Schools 15
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Most Focused General Information Science Schools 22
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 25
Best Value General Information Science Schools 26
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 34
Most Popular General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools 41
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 153
Most Popular General Information Science Schools 212

Information Science Student Demographics at Penn State Mont Alto

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

Penn State Mont Alto General Information Science Associate’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of information science associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Penn State Mont Alto Gender Breakdown of General Information Science Associate's Degree Grads

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in information science 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 information science 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 information science.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of General Information Science Majors at Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto
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 General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of information science bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Penn State Mont Alto Gender Breakdown of General Information Science Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science 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 information science.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of General Information Science Majors at Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto
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 information science. In 2019, 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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