Information Science at Stevenson University

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

Stevenson is located in Stevenson, Maryland and approximately 3,492 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Stevenson.

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.

Stevenson Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at Stevenson

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Stevenson does offer online education options in IS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Stevenson Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Stevenson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Stevenson 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 Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Information Science Schools	10
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	18
	47
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	52
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Information Science Schools	55
	90
Most Popular Information Science Schools	96
Best Information Science Schools	106
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
	174
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in IS from Stevenson. This makes it the #53 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IS Graduates from Stevenson Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Stevenson is $58,454. This is 11% higher than $52,802, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at Stevenson

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

Stevenson Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IS from Stevenson. About 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Stevenson since its program graduates 66% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Stevenson Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Information Science from Stevenson in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Stevenson 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

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stevenson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	32

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Networking

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 Stevenson 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 Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.