General Information Science at Loyola University Maryland

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if Loyola University Maryland is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

Loyola Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 5,282.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at Loyola Maryland

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Loyola Maryland does offer online education options in information science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Rankings

The information science major at Loyola Maryland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Information Science Student Demographics at Loyola Maryland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Loyola University Maryland.

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of information science bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at Loyola Maryland 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 Loyola University Maryland with a bachelor's in information science.

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

Loyola Maryland General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of information science master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% women graduate in information science each year. Loyola Maryland does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 35% more women than average.

In the information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Loyola University Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Crhayes88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.