Information Science at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and approximately 5,152 students attend the school each year. Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in 2021, 13 of them were information science majors.

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.

SMU MN Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

SMU MN Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at SMU MN 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 IS major at SMU MN 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
	45
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
	79
Best Information Science Schools	98
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Popular Information Science Schools	178
Best Value Information Science Schools	208
Most Focused Information Science Schools	218

How Much Do IS Graduates from SMU MN Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMU MN is $55,971. This is 6% higher than $52,802, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at SMU MN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

SMU MN Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMU MN 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

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 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	13

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

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 MN, the home state for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460
Computer Workers	6,200	$81,650
Computer Science Professors	390	$93,230
Computer and Information Research Scientists	240	$129,890

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.