General Information Science at Saint Xavier University

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if Saint Xavier University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier University in 2021, 8 of them were general information science majors.

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.

SXU General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

SXU General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at SXU 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 information science major at SXU 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
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
	137
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Best General Information Science Schools	188
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	203
	207
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	221
Best Value General Information Science Schools	229

Information Science Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Saint Xavier University with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SXU 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 IL, the home state for Saint Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Science Professors	1,430	$83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	500	$113,350

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 Brendanriley under License

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