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Information Science at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

If you plan to study Information Science, consider the program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus is in Atlanta, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 15 information science degrees were granted at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Online Class Availability at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Many students take online classes at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus. Among 53,363 students, 25,257 (47%) studied exclusively online and 4,292 (8%) took at least some classes online.

Information Science Rankings at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Rankings can help you compare Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus’s Information Science program against peer institutions.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Information Science graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Information Science graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus are 67% women (10) and 33% men (5).

Information Science Master’s Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Of the 7 master’s information science graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 57% were women (4) and 43% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Science master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	2
International (Nonresident)	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Information Science master’s degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, higher than the national average of 20%.*

Information Science Doctoral Program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Of the 8 doctoral information science graduates at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, 75% were women (6) and 25% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Information Science doctoral degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Information Science doctoral degree recipients at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, higher than the national average of 23%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Information Science Concentrations at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

The Information Science program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Information Science	15

Highest-Paying Careers for Information Science Graduates

Graduates of the Information Science program at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Information Science graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Database Architects	$148,480
Document Management Specialists	$147,490
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.