Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Information Science at American University

Information Science at American 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 American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 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.

The American University Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IS

The American University Information Science Rankings

IS Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Information Science Master’s Program

45% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of is master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

undefined

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 17
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 32

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 American 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.