Information Science at Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and approximately 4,554 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Western Oregon State College.

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.

Western Oregon State College Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Western Oregon State College Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College 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	36
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	36
	42
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
	72
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Best Information Science Schools	108
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Best Value Information Science Schools	171
Most Popular Information Science Schools	235
Most Focused Information Science Schools	240

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IS from Western Oregon State College. This is the #129 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 38% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Western Oregon State College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Western Oregon State College 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

The following IS concentations are available at Western Oregon University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Oregon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	7

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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,370	$129,680
Systems Software Developers	2,560	$104,760
Computer Science Professors	320	$100,170
Computer and Information Research Scientists	230	$130,220

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.