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Information Science at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from USA.

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.

USA Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IS

USA Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at USA 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 IS major at USA 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
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 80
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
121
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 125
Best Value Information Science Schools 137
Most Popular Information Science Schools 145
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 148
192
Best Information Science Schools 193
Most Focused Information Science Schools 261

How Much Do IS Graduates from USA Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $43,103. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

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IS Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Information Science Bachelor’s Program

12% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The IS program at USA awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 12% going to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at USA 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 University of South Alabama with a bachelor's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USA 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

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 17

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Systems Software Developers 4,360 $105,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,200 $126,300
Computer Workers 1,920 $87,060
Computer Science Professors 410 $92,930

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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