Information Science at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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 South Carolina - Upstate stacks up to those at other schools.

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 6,038. Of the 1,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Upstate in 2021, 17 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.

USC Upstate Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

USC Upstate Information Science Rankings

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

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 USC Upstate 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 Schools	167
Best Value Information Science Schools	171
	185

How Much Do IS Graduates from USC Upstate Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC Upstate is $43,885. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USC Upstate, about 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at USC Upstate are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University of South Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Upstate.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250
Computer Workers	1,510	$92,100
Computer Science Professors	580	$76,950
Computer and Information Research Scientists	370	$96,870

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.