General Information Science at South University’s online programs

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

South University's online programs is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 5,405 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from South University's online programs.

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’s online programs General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at South University's online programs

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? South University's online programs offers distance education options for information science at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

South University’s online programs General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at South University's online programs 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 South University's online programs 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 Popular Online General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Online General Information Science Schools	11
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value General Information Science Schools	82
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	96
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	99
	99
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	111
	133
Best General Information Science Schools	165
	206

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in information science from South University’s online programs. This makes it the #99 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at South University's online programs

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at South University’s online programs.

South University’s online programs General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from South University's online programs in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 South University's online programs with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

South University’s online programs General Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in information science from South University's online programs in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

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

South University's online programs 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 GA, the home state for South University's online programs.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Computer and Information Research Scientists	690	$100,140
Computer Science Professors	470	$85,080

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.