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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Luther.

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.

Luther Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Luther Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Luther performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at Luther 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	15
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Information Science Schools	43

IS Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IS from Luther in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Luther 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 Luther 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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.