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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg MS in General Information Science

General Information Science is a concentration offered under the information science major at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in information science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Harrisburg MS in Information Science

#188 in the U.S
#12 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best General Information Science Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State Harrisburg was ranked #188 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #12 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Information Science from Penn State Harrisburg Cost?

$22,784 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State Harrisburg Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State Harrisburg was $1,197 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $908 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,792 $28,718
Fees $992 $992

Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online MS in Information Science?

Penn State Harrisburg does not offer an online option for its information science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Master’s Student Diversity for Information Science

17 Master's Degrees Awarded
41.2% Women
11.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 17 master’s degrees in information science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in information science in 2018-2019, 41.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 42.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.8% of the information science master’s degrees at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.

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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 2
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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*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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