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General Information Science at Virginia Commonwealth University

171 Bachelor's Degrees
15 Master's Degrees
#36 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. We've also included details on how VCU ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in information science.

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General Information Science Degrees Available at VCU

VCU Information Science Rankings

The bachelor's program at VCU was ranked #36 on College Factual's Best Schools for information science list. It is also ranked #3 in Virginia.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 10
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Information Science Graduates 13
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 15
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools 16
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for General Information Science 18
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 22
Best General Information Science Colleges for Veterans 23
Best General Information Science Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $75-$110k) 30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) 33
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools 33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 33
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) 34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (With Aid) 35
Best General Information Science Schools 36
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $75-$110k) 37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) 37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) 38
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) 39
Best General Information Science Graduate Degree Schools 39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) 41
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (With Aid) 42
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science 45
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) 47
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) 50
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Information Science Graduates 50
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $75-$110k) 51
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income Over $110k) 55
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Information Science 55
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (With Aid) 60
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science 71
Highest Paid General Information Science Graduates 72
Best Value Colleges for General Information Science 112

Popularity of Information Science at VCU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Virginia Commonwealth University handed out 171 bachelor's degrees in general information science. This is a decrease of 8% over the previous year when 186 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in information science from VCU. This makes it the #73 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

VCU Information Science Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The information science program at VCU awarded 171 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in information science.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 55
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 41
Non-Resident Aliens 8
Other Races 14

VCU General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in information science from VCU. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

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The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at VCU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 53% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in information science.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
Non-Resident Aliens 4
Other Races 0

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