General Information Science at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from Westfield.

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.

Westfield General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Westfield General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at Westfield compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at Westfield 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
	103
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Best Value General Information Science Schools	156
	169
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	183
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	199
Best General Information Science Schools	206

Information Science Student Demographics at Westfield

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Westfield State University.

Westfield General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in information science from Westfield. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in information science.

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

Westfield 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

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 John Phelan under License

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