Information Science at Salisbury University

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

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and has a total student population of 8,124. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Salisbury.

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.

Salisbury Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Salisbury Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Salisbury performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Salisbury 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
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Information Science Schools	54
Most Popular Information Science Schools	56
Most Focused Information Science Schools	60
Best Information Science Schools	66
	79
	133

How Much Do IS Graduates from Salisbury Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salisbury is $48,581. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at Salisbury

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

Salisbury Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Salisbury are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salisbury University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Salisbury 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Salisbury University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	67

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.