Information Science at George Washington University

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 George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

GWU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

GWU Information Science Rankings

IS Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at George Washington University.

GWU Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of is master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

In the is master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	67

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Data Processing
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Computer and Information Research Scientists	480	$127,900
Computer Science Professors	210	$123,250

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.