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General Information Science at Potomac State College of West Virginia University

General Information Science at Potomac State College of West Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if Potomac State College of West Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

WVU Potomac State College is located in Keyser, West Virginia and approximately 1,193 students attend the school each year.

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.

WVU Potomac State College General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Information Science

WVU Potomac State College General Information Science Rankings

Information Science Student Demographics at WVU Potomac State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Potomac State College of West Virginia University.

WVU Potomac State College General Information Science Associate’s Program

13% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of information science associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in information science at WVU Potomac State College are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Potomac State College of West Virginia University with a associate's in information science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
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 WV, the home state for Potomac State College of West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Computer Workers 2,380 $83,660
Computer and Information Systems Managers 810 $119,430
Systems Software Developers 420 $100,170
Computer Science Professors 360 $61,990
Computer and Information Research Scientists 50 $77,580

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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