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Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a is school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's is program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Information Science Degrees Available

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

VCU Information Science Rankings

IS Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Information Science Master’s Program

23% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of is master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 22

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Systems Software Developers 27,800 $119,860
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 13,450 $173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists 2,740 $129,840
Computer Science Professors 1,520 $90,880

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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