Information Science at Radford 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 Radford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Radford.

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.

Radford Information Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Radford Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Radford 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 Radford 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 Value Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	8
Best Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	9
	11
Most Popular Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	12
Most Focused Information Science Basic Certificate Schools	22
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
	102
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular Information Science Schools	118
Best Value Information Science Schools	126
Best Information Science Schools	126
	168
Most Focused Information Science Schools	176

Earnings of Radford IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $45,291. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at Radford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Radford University.

Radford Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Radford, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Radford also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 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 Radford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	18

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Computer Science Professors	1,520	$90,880

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
• Image Credit: By Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.