General Information Science at Syracuse University

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at Syracuse University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 204 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from Syracuse.

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.

Syracuse General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Syracuse General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how Syracuse performed in these rankings.

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 Syracuse 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 Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	10
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
	13
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
	29
Best Value General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	29
	33
Best General Information Science Schools	34
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	35
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	35
	52
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Best Value General Information Science Schools	199

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 204 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in information science from Syracuse in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 137 students who earned a master's degree in General Information Science from Syracuse in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

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

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 information science. In 2021, 1 students 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 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.