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Information Science at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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Information Science at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,860 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from SRU.

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.

SRU Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IS

SRU Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how SRU 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 SRU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Best Value Information Science Schools 43
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 75
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 102
Best Information Science Schools 115
122
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 141
Most Popular Information Science Schools 183
193
Most Focused Information Science Schools 247

Earnings of SRU IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SRU is $41,339. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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IS Student Demographics at SRU

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

SRU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from SRU in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 12

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 PA, the home state for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,070 $146,860
Systems Software Developers 8,810 $103,520
Computer Science Professors 1,590 $105,900
Computer and Information Research Scientists 410 $107,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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