The main focus area for this major is General Information Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Information Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Grambling State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in IS, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at GSU was ranked #198 on College Factual's Best Schools for IS list. It is also ranked #4 in Louisiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for GSU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GSU was $215 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,140 | $5,140 |
Fees | $2,495 | $11,518 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,990 | $10,990 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,230 | $4,230 |
Learn more about GSU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. IS students who received their bachelor’s degree at GSU took out an average of $36,500 in student loans. That is 31% higher than the national average of $27,878.
The median early career salary of IS students who receive their bachelor’s degree from GSU is $45,715 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $53,706.
GSU does not offer an online option for its IS bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GSU Online Learning page.
About 37.0% of the students who received their BS in IS in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.1%.
Around 55.6% of IS bachelor’s degree recipients at GSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 14 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 11 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Information Science | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information science.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 6 |
*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.
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