Information Science at Buffalo State

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at Buffalo State stacks up to those at other schools.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 8,339 students attend the school each year. Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buffalo State in 2021, 73 of them were information science majors.

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.

Buffalo State Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Buffalo State Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Buffalo State 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
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Information Science Schools	48
Most Popular Information Science Schools	52
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
	143
Best Value Information Science Schools	163
Best Information Science Schools	198
	220

How Much Do IS Graduates from Buffalo State Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Buffalo State is $36,405. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IS from Buffalo State in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Buffalo State with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Buffalo State 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 Buffalo State. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	73

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Buffalo State.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Science Professors	3,030	$105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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 Fortunate4now under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.