Pennsylvania State University - York 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 - York. 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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- Bachelor’s Degree Rankings
- Undergraduate Cost
- Student Debt
- Average Salary
- Online Learning
- Student Diversity
- Focus Areas
- References
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Rankings for the Penn State York 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. Penn State York was ranked #11 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for IS majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State York.
How Much Does a Bachelor’s in IS from Penn State York Cost?
Penn State York Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State York paid an average of $936 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $555 per credit hour. 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 | $13,484 | $22,474 |
Fees | $992 | $992 |
Books and Supplies | $1,840 | $1,840 |
Learn more about Penn State York tuition and fees.
Penn State York IS BS Student Debt
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. IS students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State York took out an average of $26,726 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $27,878.
How Much Can You Make With a BS in IS From Penn State York?
IS who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State York 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.
Does Penn State York Offer an Online BS in IS?
Penn State York 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 Penn State York Online Learning page.
Penn State York Bachelor’s Student Diversity for IS
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 22.2% of the students who received their BS in IS in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 26.5%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IS at Penn State York in 2018-2019, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
BS in IS Focus Areas at Penn State York
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 | 18 |
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.