Information Science at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 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.

NSU Information Science Degrees Available

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

NSU Information Science Rankings

The is major at NSU 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.

IS Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in is at NSU 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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NSU Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of is master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the is master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a is major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	31

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Computer Workers	4,050	$66,600
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,870	$112,860
Systems Software Developers	1,300	$76,200
Computer Science Professors	160	$95,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists	80	$89,810

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.