General Information Science at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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

SUNY Poly is located in Utica, New York and approximately 3,044 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 information science 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 General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Poly General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Poly

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

SUNY Poly General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at SUNY Poly compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at SUNY Poly 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 Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	36
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	74
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	85
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	88
	96
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
	116
Best Value General Information Science Schools	158
Best General Information Science Schools	164
	198

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

Information Science Student Demographics at SUNY Poly

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

SUNY Poly General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of information science bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in information science from SUNY Poly. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

Of the students who received a information science 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 information science.

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 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 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.