Information Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In 2021, 23 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UofSC Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UofSC 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 IS major at UofSC 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 Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
	60
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Information Science Schools	87
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
	107
Most Popular Information Science Schools	125
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Best Value Information Science Schools	171
Most Focused Information Science Schools	296

IS Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from UofSC in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 18% 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	23

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250
Computer Workers	1,510	$92,100
Computer Science Professors	580	$76,950
Computer and Information Research Scientists	370	$96,870

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.