Information Science at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 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.

Pitt Information Science Degrees Available

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

Pitt Information Science Rankings

The is major at Pitt 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in is, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at Pitt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Pitt Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in is at Pitt 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 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	41
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Pitt Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of is master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Information Science

The following is concentations are available at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	200

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology
• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.