Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

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 Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from VCU.

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.

VCU Information Science Degrees Available

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

VCU Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at VCU 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 VCU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	11
	17
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Information Science Schools	22
Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	23
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
	50
Best Information Science Schools	59
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	72
	77
Most Focused Information Science Schools	80
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Information Science Schools	148

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in IS from VCU. This makes it the #73 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of VCU IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $53,416. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The IS program at VCU awarded 171 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	41
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

VCU Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of IS master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Of the students who received a IS master's degree from VCU, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VCU 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

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	193

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Computer Science Professors	1,520	$90,880

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.