Information Science at Robert Morris 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 Robert Morris University stacks up to those at other schools.

RMU is located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,134 students attend the school each year. Of the 857 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Robert Morris University in 2021, 2 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.

RMU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Doctorate Degree in IS

RMU Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how RMU 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 RMU 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 Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Information Science Schools	85
Best Value Information Science Schools	142

Earnings of RMU IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at RMU is $44,842. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at RMU

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

RMU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RMU, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at RMU 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 Robert Morris University with a bachelor's in IS.

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

RMU also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Analysis
• Computer Software & Applications

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 PA, the home state for Robert Morris University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520
Computer Science Professors	1,590	$105,900
Computer and Information Research Scientists	410	$107,660

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.