Information Science at Winston - Salem State University

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Winston - Salem State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,169. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in IS from WSSU.

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.

WSSU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

WSSU Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at WSSU 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 WSSU 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
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	112
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Best Value Information Science Schools	160
	182
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
Best Information Science Schools	213
Most Focused Information Science Schools	328
Most Popular Information Science Schools	332

IS Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in IS from WSSU.

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

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

WSSU 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 Winston - Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	1

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• 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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650
Computer Science Professors	1,640	$72,320
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$108,460

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.