Information Science at Western Oregon University

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 Western Oregon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554. In 2021, 7 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Western Oregon State College.

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.

Western Oregon State College Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Western Oregon State College Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how Western Oregon State College performed in these rankings.

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 Western Oregon State College 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 Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IS from Western Oregon State College. This is the #129 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in IS from Western Oregon State College. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 38% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western Oregon State College 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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,370	$129,680
Systems Software Developers	2,560	$104,760
Computer Science Professors	320	$100,170
Computer and Information Research Scientists	230	$130,220

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.