General Information Science at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

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.

Radford General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Radford General Information Science Rankings

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

Information Science Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in information science from Radford. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information science 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 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 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.