General Information Science at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Every general information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the information science program at University of South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

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

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.

UofSC General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

UofSC General Information Science Rankings

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical information science 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 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in information science.

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 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 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

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