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Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto BS in Information Science

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 Pennsylvania State University - Mont Alto. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in IS, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Mont Alto BS in IS

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The IS major at Penn State Mont Alto is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for IS. 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.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Mont Alto.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Information Science 20
Highest Paid Information Science Graduates 34
Most Popular Colleges for Information Science 148

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in IS from Penn State Mont Alto Cost?

$13,710 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,726 Average Student Debt

Penn State Mont Alto Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Mont Alto was $888 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $524 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,718 $21,310
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Mont Alto tuition and fees.

Penn State Mont Alto IS BS Student Debt

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 Penn State Mont Alto took out an average of $26,726 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $27,878.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in IS From Penn State Mont Alto?

$59,700 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of IS students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Mont Alto is $59,700 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $53,706.

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Does Penn State Mont Alto Offer an Online BS in IS?

Online degrees for the Penn State Mont Alto IS bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Mont Alto Online Learning page.

Penn State Mont Alto Bachelor’s Student Diversity for IS

7 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
28.6% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 7 students received their bachelor’s degree in IS. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 28.6% of the students who received their BS in IS in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the IS bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Mont Alto in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in IS Focus Areas at Penn State Mont Alto

Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Information Science 7

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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