Information Science/Studies

CIP Code: 11.0401

A information science/studies degree prepares graduates for careers in Computer and information systems managers, Computer and information research scientists, Database architects and more. 380 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

22,425

                Colleges Offering
                380
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $126,417
            

                Top Career Salary
                $171,200
            

Information Science/Studies Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $85,294 four years after graduating (middle half: $59,774–$116,854). Where you study it matters: across 148 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $45,267 to $163,740.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$163,740	$160,873	$102,998	$11,425	A+
2	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$131,090	$115,438	$80,731	$16,803	A+
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$130,798	$137,911	$88,515	$17,592	A+
4	Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD	$113,367	$99,493	—	—	C+
5	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$113,345	$103,211	$80,173	$19,500	B+
6	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	$112,128	$106,271	$79,918	$17,125	B+
7	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$109,092	$95,741	$70,344	$19,500	A+
8	Albright College Reading, PA	$108,846	$110,697	$80,329	—	C+
9	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$105,646	$117,145	$76,549	$25,225	A+
10	George Washington University Washington, DC	$105,145	$92,134	—	—	A+
11	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$105,127	$99,636	$70,833	$23,920	B+
12	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$104,842	$99,788	$73,033	$26,564	A
13	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$103,918	$91,207	$61,739	$19,500	A
14	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$102,765	$96,105	$67,827	$23,869	C+
15	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$100,940	$108,323	$75,834	$13,197	A+
16	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$100,208	$87,944	$72,140	$19,140	C+
17	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$100,166	$101,839	—	—	A
18	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$98,548	$100,224	$78,755	$29,000	A+
19	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$98,270	$86,537	$72,095	$26,417	A
20	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$95,435	$83,755	$63,334	$19,500	B
21	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	$94,412	$89,861	$73,937	$12,344	B+
22	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$93,694	$99,986	$68,864	$22,250	B
23	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$93,285	$103,439	$63,069	$22,646	B
24	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$93,037	$83,763	—	—	A
41	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
40	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
39	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
38	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
37	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
36	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny Mckeesport, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
35	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	A
34	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
33	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois Dubois, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	B
32	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
31	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	B
30	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
29	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
28	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
27	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	B
26	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
25	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, PA	$91,671	$93,230	$66,209	$25,950	C+
42	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$89,875	$85,542	$68,007	$19,750	A
43	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$89,715	$79,003	$68,362	$21,990	C+
44	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	$89,459	$90,954	—	—	D
45	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$88,842	$80,899	$58,550	$25,000	C+
46	Utah State University Logan, UT	$88,289	$83,677	$61,896	$13,500	C
48	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$87,757	$77,023	$56,360	$23,500	B+
47	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$87,757	$77,023	$56,360	$23,500	A
49	Excelsior University Albany, NY	$87,458	$83,242	$88,713	—	A
66	Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC	$87,413	$76,596	$71,167	$40,250	F
65	Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch, TX	$87,413	$88,873	$71,167	$40,250	D
64	Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC	$87,413	$96,928	$71,167	$40,250	F
63	Strayer University-Mississippi Jackson, MS	$87,413	$106,059	$71,167	$40,250	C
62	Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA	$87,413	$90,490	$71,167	$40,250	F
61	Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR	$87,413	$103,009	$71,167	$40,250	C
60	Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV	$87,413	$103,414	$71,167	$40,250	C+
59	Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ	$87,413	$76,721	$71,167	$40,250	F
58	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC	$87,413	$93,807	$71,167	$40,250	F
57	Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL	$87,413	$99,221	$71,167	$40,250	D
56	Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE	$87,413	$86,889	$71,167	$40,250	F
55	Strayer University-Florida Tampa, FL	$87,413	$93,040	$71,167	$40,250	F
54	Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose, PA	$87,413	$88,900	$71,167	$40,250	F
53	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis, TN	$87,413	$95,489	$71,167	$40,250	F
52	Strayer University-Maryland Suitland, MD	$87,413	$76,715	$71,167	$40,250	F
51	Strayer University-Virginia Arlington, VA	$87,413	$79,598	$71,167	$40,250	F
50	Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC	$87,413	$76,596	$71,167	$40,250	F
67	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$87,219	$79,421	$62,116	$21,500	C
68	Suffolk University Boston, MA	$86,406	$76,090	$56,780	$25,982	B
69	Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL	$85,906	$91,436	$59,368	$48,000	D
70	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$85,870	$81,730	$51,864	$10,750	A
71	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$85,164	$90,883	$49,285	$27,000	B+
72	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	$84,364	$87,334	$63,986	$23,877	C+
73	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$84,273	$89,932	$60,359	$25,000	C
74	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	$83,331	$73,133	$55,711	$24,404	F
75	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	$82,989	$84,401	$62,375	$27,000	B
76	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	$82,883	$85,663	$58,757	$19,500	C
77	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$82,551	$81,106	$60,468	$24,000	B+
78	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$82,529	$72,434	$49,568	$22,250	B
79	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$81,840	$87,750	$65,393	$23,578	A
80	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN	$81,539	$77,887	$64,382	$17,640	C+
81	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$81,420	$85,848	$66,967	$28,937	B
82	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$81,289	$82,647	$55,081	$24,912	B+
83	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$81,180	$79,759	$58,651	$14,149	B+
85	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$81,117	$82,497	$59,951	$26,486	A
84	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$81,117	$82,497	$59,951	$26,486	B+
86	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$81,116	$71,189	$61,290	$23,000	C+
87	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$80,409	$83,240	$52,435	$26,000	C
88	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	$79,310	$69,609	$56,594	$18,875	C
89	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$78,953	$80,272	$57,756	$17,796	B
90	SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$78,347	$74,570	$56,333	—	C
91	University of Arkansas Grantham Little Rock, AR	$78,143	$92,085	—	—	C+
92	Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC	$77,999	$86,489	$31,322	$20,336	C
93	University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	$77,821	$80,561	$50,539	$17,500	D
94	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	$77,590	$82,800	$56,824	$17,589	D
95	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$77,409	$73,677	—	—	C
96	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$76,482	$69,594	$49,897	$13,071	C+
97	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$76,201	$85,556	—	—	A
98	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$74,812	$71,206	$50,862	$25,496	C
99	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	$74,456	$70,867	$45,790	$11,750	F
100	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$74,016	$70,701	$49,625	$12,779	D
101	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$73,936	$70,372	$50,133	$13,400	C
102	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$73,932	$78,897	$50,920	$21,500	C
103	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$72,916	$74,134	—	—	A+
104	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	$72,661	$77,540	$57,661	$24,812	C
105	Towson University Towson, MD	$72,049	$63,231	$50,067	$22,000	C+
106	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$71,672	$72,891	$49,369	$21,500	C+
107	Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA	$71,257	$73,765	$51,888	$25,000	D
108	Friends University Wichita, KS	$70,999	$73,708	—	—	C
109	Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL	$70,869	$75,431	$57,313	$16,964	C
111	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI	$70,639	$73,503	$51,582	$21,500	B
110	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$70,639	$73,503	$51,582	$21,500	C+
112	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	$70,608	$71,809	$34,772	—	D
113	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	$70,164	$73,980	$44,184	$24,402	C+
114	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD	$69,680	$61,152	—	—	D
115	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$69,097	$70,251	$52,449	$21,093	C+
116	Radford University Radford, VA	$68,088	$62,000	$46,446	—	D
117	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$67,838	$64,568	$49,688	—	C+
118	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	$67,823	$70,411	$56,399	$23,747	D
119	Emporia State University Emporia, KS	$67,263	$69,830	$48,438	$18,868	D
120	SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$67,049	$63,817	$42,604	—	B
121	Murray State University Murray, KY	$66,204	$74,963	$43,178	$19,037	C
122	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$65,407	$74,061	$49,165	$25,000	B+
123	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$64,628	$61,512	$49,686	$19,250	F
124	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL	$64,455	$73,162	$56,344	$28,000	C+
125	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	$64,438	$67,051	$41,041	—	C
126	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO	$63,994	$59,847	$44,712	$22,750	D
127	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA	$63,928	$74,001	—	$26,125	C
128	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	$61,350	$72,296	$48,964	$23,250	C
129	Savannah State University Savannah, GA	$60,183	$62,302	$46,840	$27,000	F
130	Wayne State College Wayne, NE	$59,871	$61,879	$49,981	—	D
131	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$59,273	$56,416	—	—	A
139	South University-Austin Round Rock, TX	$58,915	$59,899	$44,682	$45,268	F
138	South University-Savannah Online Savannah, GA	$58,915	$60,989	$44,682	$45,268	F
137	South University-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	$58,915	$53,647	$44,682	$45,268	F
136	South University-Richmond Glen Allen, VA	$58,915	$53,647	$44,682	$45,268	F
135	South University-Tampa Tampa, FL	$58,915	$62,707	$44,682	$45,268	F
134	South University-Columbia Columbia, SC	$58,915	$65,328	$44,682	$45,268	F
133	South University-Savannah Savannah, GA	$58,915	$60,989	$44,682	$45,268	F
132	South University-Montgomery Montgomery, AL	$58,915	$66,874	$44,682	$45,268	F
140	Dakota State University Madison, SD	$56,991	$61,345	$63,636	$19,343	C
141	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY	$55,799	$53,109	$43,246	$15,852	F
142	Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV	$55,280	$65,399	—	—	C
143	Grambling State University Grambling, LA	$54,803	$63,439	—	$30,500	F
144	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$54,529	$47,856	$37,417	$19,375	C+
145	Alabama State University Montgomery, AL	$53,416	$60,632	$30,651	$32,500	F
146	Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO	$52,071	$55,831	—	—	F
147	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$50,009	$56,625	$31,390	$25,000	C+
148	CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	$45,267	$43,085	—	—	F

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Information Science/Studies Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Computer and information systems managers

$171,200 +15.2% growth

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Computer and information research scientists

$140,910 +19.7% growth

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Database architects

$135,980 +8.7% growth

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Software developers

$133,080 +15.8% growth

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Computer occupations, all other

$108,970 +8.2% growth

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Web and digital interface designers

$98,090 +7.0% growth

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Computer science teachers, postsecondary

$96,690 +5.3% growth

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$126,417

Average Salary Across Careers

$171,200

Highest Paying Career

Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Information Science/Studies

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in information science/studies.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	518	A+
2	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	659	A
3	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	202	A
4	Boston University	Boston, MA	198	A
5	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	189	A
6	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	178	A
7	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	64	A
8	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	Angola, IN	1,381	B+
9	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	829	B+
10	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	500	B+
11	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	466	B+
12	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	439	B+
13	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York, NY	302	B+
14	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA	283	B+
15	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	233	B+
16	Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station, TX	196	B+
17	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	180	B+
18	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	165	B+
19	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh, PA	152	B+
20	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	82	B+
21	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	80	B+
22	Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	69	B+
23	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	55	B+
24	Clemson University	Clemson, SC	31	B+
25	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	25	B+
26	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	863	B
27	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	476	B
28	Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	318	B
29	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	294	B
30	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell, MA	184	B

Largest Information Science/Studies Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most information science/studies graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of Maryland Global Campus	Adelphi, MD	2,259	C
2	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	Angola, IN	1,381	B+
3	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	863	B
4	University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	829	B+
5	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	659	A
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	518	A+
7	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	500	B+
8	University of North Texas	Denton, TX	491	C+
9	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	476	B
10	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	466	B+
11	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, PA	439	B+
12	Ivy Tech Community College	Indianapolis, IN	384	C
13	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	324	C+
14	Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	318	B
15	Pace University	New York, NY	315	C+
16	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York, NY	302	B+
17	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	294	B
18	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA	283	B+
19	Eastern Gateway Community College	Steubenville, OH	279	C
20	Cleveland State University	Cleveland, OH	276	C+
21	Lamar University	Beaumont, TX	271	C+
22	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	233	B+
23	CUNY New York City College of Technology	Brooklyn, NY	227	C+
24	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	202	A
25	Boston University	Boston, MA	198	A
26	Texas A & M University-College Station	College Station, TX	196	B+
27	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	189	A
28	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell, MA	184	B
29	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	180	B+
30	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	178	A

22,425

Degrees Awarded Annually

380

Colleges Offering Program

Related Careers

About Information Science/Studies

Information Science/Studies is a degree program offered at 380 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 22,425 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as computer and information systems managers, computer and information research scientists, database architects, software developers, computer occupations, all other, and 2 more career paths.

Program Classification

CIP Code 11.0401

Field (2-digit CIP) 11

Category (4-digit CIP) 11.04

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Information Science/Studies degree?

A Information Science/Studies degree can lead to careers as a computer and information systems managers, computer and information research scientists, database architects, software developers, computer occupations, all other, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $171,200 annually.

How many colleges offer Information Science/Studies?

380 colleges and universities in the United States offer Information Science/Studies as a degree program. Each year, approximately 22,425 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for Information Science/Studies?

The best colleges for Information Science/Studies based on Repit's ratings include University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of California-Berkeley, The University of Texas at Austin, Boston University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a Information Science/Studies degree?

Graduates with a Information Science/Studies degree can expect average salaries around $126,417 in related careers, with top earners making up to $171,200. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

Information Science/Studies

Information Science/Studies Salary by College

What Can You Do With a Information Science/Studies Degree?

Computer and information systems managers

Computer and information research scientists

Database architects

Software developers

Computer occupations, all other

Web and digital interface designers

Computer science teachers, postsecondary

Best Colleges for Information Science/Studies

Largest Information Science/Studies Programs

About Information Science/Studies

Program Classification

Frequently Asked Questions

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