General Information Science at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 14,224 students attend the school each year. Of the 73 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Alabama in 2021, 17 of them were general information science majors.

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.

USA General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

USA General Information Science Rankings

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

Information Science Student Demographics at USA

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

USA General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in information science from USA in 2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science 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 information science.

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 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ä â€™asil under License

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