Information Science at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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

SUNY Poly is located in Utica, New York and approximately 3,044 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Poly.

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 Poly Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Poly

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Poly offers distance education options for IS at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Poly Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at SUNY Poly 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 SUNY Poly 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 Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Information Science Schools	36
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	74
Most Popular Information Science Schools	85
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	88
	96
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
	116
Best Value Information Science Schools	158
Best Information Science Schools	164
	198

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in IS from SUNY Poly. This makes it the #56 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Poly IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Poly is $41,304. 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 Poly

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

SUNY Poly Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IS from SUNY Poly in 2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at SUNY Poly 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 Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Poly Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 IS majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Poly. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Of the students who received a IS master's degree from SUNY Poly, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	39

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

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 Polytechnic Institute.

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 Bssasidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.