Information Science at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. In 2021, 204 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Syracuse.

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.

Syracuse Information Science Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Syracuse 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 IS major at Syracuse 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	8
	9
Most Popular Information Science Schools	10
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
	13
Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Information Science Schools	34
Most Focused Information Science Schools	35
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	35
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	40
	52
Best Value Information Science Schools	199

In 2021, 137 students received their master’s degree in IS from Syracuse. This makes it the #13 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do IS Graduates from Syracuse Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Syracuse is $60,673. This is 15% higher than $52,802, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IS from Syracuse. About 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	104
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Syracuse Information Science Master’s Program

The IS program at Syracuse awarded 137 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Syracuse also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 1 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	343

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology
• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.