Information Science at Towson University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at Towson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. Of the 393 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Towson University in 2021, 30 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.

Towson Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Towson Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Towson 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 Towson 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	53
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
	77
Best Information Science Schools	89
Most Popular Information Science Schools	107
Best Value Information Science Schools	111
	130
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143

Earnings of Towson IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $50,680. 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 Towson

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

Towson Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Towson. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Towson 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 Towson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	30

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.