General Information Science at University of Houston - Victoria

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

UH Victoria is located in Victoria, Texas and has a total student population of 4,922. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from UH Victoria.

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.

UH Victoria General Information Science Degrees Available

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

UH Victoria General Information Science Rankings

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UH Victoria

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

UH Victoria General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH Victoria. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical information science 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 information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 information science majors earned their master's degree from UH Victoria. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women.

In the information science 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 information science.

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 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 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

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