Information Science at Wentworth Institute of Technology

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 Wentworth Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

WIT is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,389. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from WIT.

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.

WIT Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

WIT Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at WIT 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 WIT 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
	32
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	47
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Focused Information Science Schools	79
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular Information Science Schools	116
Best Information Science Schools	128
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Best Value Information Science Schools	219

How Much Do IS Graduates from WIT Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIT is $59,615. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at WIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

WIT Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from WIT in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Wentworth Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WIT 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 Wentworth Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	25

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Science

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 MA, the home state for Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Science Professors	1,010	$106,670
Computer and Information Research Scientists	720	$116,920

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.