Information Science at Central College

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 Central College stacks up to those at other schools.

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year. Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central College in 2021, 3 of them were information science majors.

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.

Central Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Central Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Central compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Central is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused Information Science Schools	163
Most Popular Information Science Schools	288

IS Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Central are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central College with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Science

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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810
Computer Science Professors	380	$100,060

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.