General Information Science at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

If you plan to study general information science, take a look at what Pennsylvania State University - World Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

In 2019, 85 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from Penn State World Campus.

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 World Campus General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Penn State World Campus

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Penn State World Campus does offer online education options in information science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Penn State World Campus General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at Penn State World Campus 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 World Campus 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 Value General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Best General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Online General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online General Information Science Schools	4
Best Value General Information Science Schools	6
Most Popular Online General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	8
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	13
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused General Information Science Associate’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	37
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67

In 2019, 37 students received their master’s degree in information science from Penn State World Campus. This makes it the #44 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at Penn State World Campus

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

Penn State World Campus General Information Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of information science associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in information science only graduates about 33% women each year. The program at Penn State World Campus may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in information science at Penn State World Campus are white. Around 77% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a associate's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Penn State World Campus General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 85 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at Penn State World Campus 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 - World Campus with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Penn State World Campus General Information Science Master’s Program

The information science program at Penn State World Campus awarded 37 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women.

Of the students who received a information science master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 51% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Penn State World Campus 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 - World Campus.

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.