Information Science at Northern Kentucky University

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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,289 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Kentucky University in 2021, 39 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.

NKU Information Science Degrees Available

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

NKU Information Science Rankings

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

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 NKU 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 Schools	135

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in IS from NKU. This makes it the #66 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NKU IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $27,260. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at NKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Northern Kentucky University.

NKU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU Information Science Master’s Program

The IS program at NKU awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NKU 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
• Information Technology
• 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,800	$119,470
Computer Workers	2,500	$79,420
Systems Software Developers	2,300	$84,300
Computer Science Professors	280	$80,390

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.