General Information Science at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

USF Tampa General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USF Tampa does offer online courses in information science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa General Information Science Rankings

The information science major at USF Tampa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Information Science Student Demographics at USF Tampa

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

USF Tampa General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of information science bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information science 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 information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

USF Tampa General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of information science master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a information science master's degree from USF Tampa, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the information science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Rick DeBow under License

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