General Information Science at Southern University at New Orleans

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

SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 2,264 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from SUNO.

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.

SUNO General Information Science Degrees Available

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

SUNO General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at SUNO 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 SUNO 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 Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	22
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	81
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	131

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in information science from SUNO. This makes it the #82 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at SUNO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Southern University at New Orleans.

SUNO General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in information science from SUNO. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Southern University at New Orleans with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNO General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 information science majors earned their master's degree from SUNO. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

In the information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a master's in information science.

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

SUNO 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 LA, the home state for Southern University at New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,870	$112,860
Systems Software Developers	1,300	$76,200
Computer Science Professors	160	$95,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists	80	$89,810

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 Augustus06 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.