Information Science at Drexel University

If you plan to study information science, take a look at what Drexel University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 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.

Drexel Information Science Degrees Available

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

Drexel Information Science Rankings

The is major at Drexel 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in is, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Drexel Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of is master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Drexel University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	176

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology
• 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 PA, the home state for Drexel University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Computer Science Professors	1,590	$105,900
Computer and Information Research Scientists	410	$107,660

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 Daderot under License

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