Information Science at Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn College stacks up to those at other schools.

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 17,735 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,219 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College in 2021, 43 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.

Brooklyn College Information Science Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at Brooklyn College 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 Brooklyn College 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 Popular Information Science Schools	68
	86
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	106

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in IS from Brooklyn College. This makes it the #89 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brooklyn College, about 88% were men and 12% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brooklyn College Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in IS from Brooklyn College in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Science
• Computer Information Systems

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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Science Professors	3,030	$105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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 Gabriel Liendo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.