Information Science at Wayne State College

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 Wayne State College stacks up to those at other schools.

WSC is located in Wayne, Nebraska and has a total student population of 4,202. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from WSC.

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.

WSC Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

WSC Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at WSC 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 WSC 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 Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Information Science Schools	97
Best Information Science Schools	110
Most Popular Information Science Schools	131

Earnings of WSC IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSC is $45,691. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at WSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Wayne State College.

WSC Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IS from WSC. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at WSC since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at WSC 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 Wayne State College with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSC 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 NE, the home state for Wayne State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Computer Workers	2,980	$86,230
Systems Software Developers	2,880	$94,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,200	$122,450
Computer Science Professors	180	$87,480
Computer and Information Research Scientists	30	$86,400

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.