Information Science at Saint Xavier 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 Saint Xavier University stacks up to those at other schools.

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,764. In 2021, 8 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from SXU.

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.

SXU Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

SXU Information Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at SXU 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
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
	137
Best Information Science Schools	188

IS Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in IS from SXU. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

SXU also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• 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 IL, the home state for Saint Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Science Professors	1,430	$83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	500	$113,350

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 Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.