by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Utah Valley University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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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 UVU was ranked #169 on College Factual's Best Schools for IS list. It is also ranked #3 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for UVU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UVU paid an average of $671 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $216 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,192 | $16,092 |
| Fees | $714 | $714 |
| Books and Supplies | $588 | $588 |
Learn more about UVU 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UVU in IS walked away with an average of $15,250 in student debt. That is 45% lower than the national average of $27,878.
IS who receive their bachelor’s degree from UVU make an average of $57,995 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $53,706.
Online degrees for the UVU 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 UVU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 18.3% of the IS students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 26.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in IS at UVU in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 48 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Information Science | 60 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 83 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 8 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 68 |
| Information Technology | 40 |
*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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