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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 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.

Boston U Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IS

Boston U Information Science Rankings

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IS Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Information Science Master’s Program

30% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of IS master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 70
International Students 120
Other Races/Ethnicities 43

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Computer Science Professors 1,010 $106,670
Computer and Information Research Scientists 720 $116,920

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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