Information Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus

Every 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 IS program at University of South Florida - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

USF Tampa Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how USF Tampa performed in these rankings.

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 USF Tampa 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 Master’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
	39
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	46
	55
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	60
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Information Science Schools	75
	88
Best Information Science Schools	90
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Information Science Schools	127
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Most Focused Information Science Schools	313

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in IS from USF Tampa. This makes it the #61 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IS from USF Tampa in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in IS.

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

USF Tampa Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in IS from USF Tampa. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

Of the students who received a IS master's degree from USF Tampa, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USF Tampa 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

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Florida - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	22

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Analysis
• 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Workers	11,060	$78,900
Computer Science Professors	1,780	$78,370
Computer and Information Research Scientists	540	$101,120

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.