Information Science at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from VSU.

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.

VSU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

VSU Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at VSU 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 IS major at VSU 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
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
	144
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Best Value Information Science Schools	165
Most Popular Information Science Schools	178
Best Information Science Schools	209
	224
Most Focused Information Science Schools	254

IS Student Demographics at VSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Valdosta State University.

VSU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from VSU in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

VSU 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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	13

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Computer and Information Research Scientists	690	$100,140
Computer Science Professors	470	$85,080

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.