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Information Science at William Rainey Harper College

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Information Science at William Rainey Harper College

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if William Rainey Harper College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

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.

Harper College Information Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in IS

Harper College Information Science Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

IS Student Demographics at Harper College

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

Harper College Information Science Associate’s Program

9% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 91% of IS associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IS at Harper College are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Harper College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in IS graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,770 $143,900
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Science Professors 1,430 $83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists 500 $113,350

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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