General Information Science at Towson University

If you plan to study general information science, take a look at what Towson University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from Towson.

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.

Towson General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Towson General Information Science Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at Towson 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
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
	77
Best General Information Science Schools	89
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	107
Best Value General Information Science Schools	111
	130
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	253

Information Science Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 information science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Towson, about 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 information science 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 information science.

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 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 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.