Information Science at Strayer University - Virginia

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if Strayer University - Virginia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

Strayer University - Virginia is located in Arlington, Virginia and approximately 4,797 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from Strayer University - Virginia.

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.

Strayer University - Virginia Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Strayer University - Virginia

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Strayer University - Virginia does offer online courses in IS for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Strayer University - Virginia Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Strayer University - Virginia 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 Strayer University - Virginia 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 Online Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Online Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Online Information Science Schools	9
Most Focused Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused Information Science Schools	19
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Information Science Schools	42
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	58
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	75
Best Information Science Schools	141

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in IS from Strayer University - Virginia. This makes it the #36 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do IS Graduates from Strayer University - Virginia Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Strayer University - Virginia is $66,456. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at Strayer University - Virginia

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

Strayer University - Virginia Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from Strayer University - Virginia in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Strayer University - Virginia since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Strayer University - Virginia with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Strayer University - Virginia Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 49 IS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Strayer University - Virginia, about 63% were men and 37% were women.

In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Strayer University - Virginia 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

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 VA, the home state for Strayer University - Virginia.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Computer Science Professors	1,520	$90,880

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.