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If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at University of South Florida - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,333 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida - Main Campus in 2021, 2 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.

USF Tampa Information Science Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa 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 Master’s Degree Schools 46

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in IS from USF Tampa. This makes it the #61 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa Information Science Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IS from USF Tampa. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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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 University of South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in IS.

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

USF Tampa Information Science Master’s Program

45% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 IS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Of the students who received a IS master's degree from USF Tampa, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USF Tampa 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Systems Software Developers 17,270 $102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers 16,920 $129,540
Computer Workers 11,060 $78,900
Computer Science Professors 1,780 $78,370
Computer and Information Research Scientists 540 $101,120

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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