General Information Science at Buffalo State

Every general 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 information science program at Buffalo State stacks up to those at other schools.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 8,339. In 2021, 73 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from Buffalo State.

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.

Buffalo State General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Buffalo State General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science 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 information science major at Buffalo State 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	48
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	52
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
	143
Best Value General Information Science Schools	163
Best General Information Science Schools	198
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Information Science Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 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 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.