General Information Science at South University, Richmond

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

South University, Richmond is located in Glen Allen, Virginia and approximately 412 students attend the school each year.

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.

South University, Richmond General Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Science

South University, Richmond General Information Science Rankings

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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in information science from South University, Richmond. This makes it the #109 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at South University, Richmond

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

South University, Richmond General Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in General Information Science from South University, Richmond in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 61% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South University, Richmond with a master's in information science.

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

South University, Richmond 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 South University, Richmond.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.