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Pennsylvania State University - New Kensington 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 - New Kensington. 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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Rankings for the Penn State New Kensington BS in IS

#36 in the U.S
#12 in Pennsylvania

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 bachelor's program at Penn State New Kensington was ranked #36 on College Factual's Best Schools for IS list. It is also ranked #12 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State New Kensington.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Colleges for Information Science 11
Best Information Science Colleges for Veterans 34
Highest Paid Information Science Graduates 35
Best Colleges for Information Science 36
Most Popular Colleges for Information Science 149

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in IS from Penn State New Kensington Cost?

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

Penn State New Kensington Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State New Kensington paid an average of $888 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $524 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,718 $21,310
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State New Kensington tuition and fees.

Penn State New Kensington 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State New Kensington in IS walked away with an average of $26,726 in student debt. 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 New Kensington?

$59,700 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

IS who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State New Kensington make an average of $59,700 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $53,706.

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Does Penn State New Kensington Offer an Online BS in IS?

Online degrees for the Penn State New Kensington 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 New Kensington Online Learning page.

Penn State New Kensington Bachelor’s Student Diversity for IS

11 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
9.1% Women
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 11 students received their bachelor’s degree in IS. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in IS in 2018-2019, 9.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 26.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the IS bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State New Kensington in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in IS Focus Areas at Penn State New Kensington

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Information Science 11

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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