Information Science at University of Houston - Victoria

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

UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and has a total student population of 4,922. Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Victoria in 2021, 28 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.

UH Victoria Information Science Degrees Available

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

UH Victoria Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UH Victoria 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 UH Victoria 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 Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused Information Science Schools	59
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Information Science Schools	77

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in IS from UH Victoria. This makes it the #68 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at UH Victoria

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

UH Victoria Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The IS program at UH Victoria awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Victoria since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 University of Houston - Victoria with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Victoria Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 17 IS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UH Victoria, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Victoria 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

The following IS concentations are available at University of Houston - Victoria. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Victoria. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	45

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Victoria.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.