Information Science at Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at Potomac State College of West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU Potomac State College is located in Keyser, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,193.

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.

WVU Potomac State College Information Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in IS

WVU Potomac State College Information Science Rankings

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IS Student Demographics at WVU Potomac State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Potomac State College of West Virginia University.

WVU Potomac State College Information Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of IS associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IS at WVU Potomac State College are white. Around 81% 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 Potomac State College of West Virginia University with a associate's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	16

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 WV, the home state for Potomac State College of West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers	2,380	$83,660
Computer and Information Systems Managers	810	$119,430
Systems Software Developers	420	$100,170
Computer Science Professors	360	$61,990
Computer and Information Research Scientists	50	$77,580

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.