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Information Science at Northern Kentucky University

Information Science at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 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.

NKU Information Science Degrees Available

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

NKU Information Science Rankings

IS Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Information Science Master’s Program

57% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of is master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 18

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Computer Workers 2,500 $79,420
Systems Software Developers 2,300 $84,300
Computer Science Professors 280 $80,390

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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