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Information Science at University of South Alabama

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Information Science at University of South Alabama

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

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from USA.

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.

USA Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IS

USA Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at USA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 USA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 84
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 125
Most Popular Information Science Schools 145
192
Best Information Science Schools 193

Earnings of USA IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $43,103. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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IS Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Information Science Bachelor’s Program

12% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in IS from USA. About 12% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Systems Software Developers 4,360 $105,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,200 $126,300
Computer Workers 1,920 $87,060
Computer Science Professors 410 $92,930

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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