General Information Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if University of South Florida - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. In 2021, 2 information science 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 General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

USF Tampa General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

USF Tampa General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at USF Tampa 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 information science major at USF Tampa 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 Master’s Degree Schools	25
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
	39
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	46
	55
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	60
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value General Information Science Schools	75
	88
Best General Information Science Schools	90
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	127
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	313

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

Information Science Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in information science 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 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 Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in information science from USF Tampa. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a information science master's degree from USF Tampa, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the information science 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 information science.

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 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 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

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