Information Science at SUNY Oswego

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if SUNY Oswego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

SUNY Oswego is located in Oswego, New York and has a total student population of 7,636. Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Oswego in 2021, 20 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.

SUNY Oswego Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

SUNY Oswego Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at SUNY Oswego 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 SUNY Oswego 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 Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
	100
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Information Science Schools	131
Best Value Information Science Schools	133
	167
Best Information Science Schools	176
Most Focused Information Science Schools	183

How Much Do IS Graduates from SUNY Oswego Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Oswego is $42,784. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at SUNY Oswego

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

SUNY Oswego Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Oswego, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at SUNY Oswego are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Oswego 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Oswego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	20

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Science

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 SUNY Oswego.

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 Lordvaluemart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.