Information Science at Tarleton State University

If you plan to study information science, take a look at what Tarleton State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a total student population of 14,016. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in IS.

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.

Tarleton Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tarleton does offer online courses in IS for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Tarleton Information Science Rankings

IS Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of IS master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a IS master's degree from Tarleton, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.