WhatGradsMake

What Information Science/Studies grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $85,169 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1CUNY Graduate School & University CenterNY$84,681$117,305+38%
2University of RichmondVA$93,589$116,662$117,867+37%
3University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$88,205$111,872$136,647+31%
4James Madison UniversityVA$73,124$109,323$135,556+28%
5Colorado State UniversityCO$66,456$108,642$139,846+28%
6Penn State World CampusPA$76,854$103,464+21%
7University of UtahUT$67,544$103,408+21%
8Benedictine UniversityIL$76,015$103,197+21%
9University of Texas of the Permian BasinTX$62,075$101,595+19%
10University of HoustonTX$73,271$101,435$131,202+19%
11Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$70,964$99,349$131,598+17%
12Texas Tech UniversityTX$66,924$98,616$121,802+16%
13Utah Valley UniversityUT$70,474$97,664$113,771+15%
14State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$59,791$97,392$129,186+14%
15University of Saint ThomasMN$78,843$96,791+14%
16University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$71,605$95,349$113,601+12%
17Bowling Green State UniversityOH$55,181$92,587+9%
18Bemidji State UniversityMN$49,855$92,521+9%
19University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$58,569$91,460+7%
20Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$56,363$91,109$98,163+7%
21University of CincinnatiOH$66,203$90,961$108,971+7%
22Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$70,050$90,933$105,907+7%
23Utah State UniversityUT$60,158$90,782$116,855+7%
24DePaul UniversityIL$65,288$90,356$112,807+6%
25Clemson UniversitySC$68,068$89,880$111,910+6%
26Metropolitan State UniversityMN$66,448$89,880$117,305+6%
27College of CharlestonSC$64,175$89,880$90,933+6%
28Hampton UniversityVA$59,848$89,411$112,433+5%
29University of Illinois ChicagoIL$56,221$89,021$114,937+5%
30University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$76,854$88,614$103,837+4%
31Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$60,177$86,568+2%
32CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$56,956$85,375$104,6600%
33Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$55,368$85,169$103,3140%
34Elmhurst UniversityIL$56,877$84,610$109,070-1%
35Westfield State UniversityMA$52,232$84,460$110,938-1%
36Kennesaw State UniversityGA$59,826$84,422$106,970-1%
37CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$54,173$84,323-1%
38Pennsylvania State University (The) - AbingtonPA$57,950$83,744$100,583-2%
39Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA$55,407$83,557$95,481-2%
40Concord UniversityWV$44,669$83,557-2%
41Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA$58,159$83,469$105,162-2%
42Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$50,050$83,243-2%
43Christopher Newport UniversityVA$55,464$83,179$104,142-2%
44Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$64,184$82,986$108,520-3%
45College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$54,216$82,749$113,706-3%
46Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$54,548$82,614$99,192-3%
47Radford UniversityVA$51,805$82,573$109,162-3%
48Pennsylvania State University (The) - HarrisburgPA$56,729$80,947$90,582-5%
49Pennsylvania State University (The) - BrandywinePA$54,496$80,191$112,512-6%
50Pennsylvania State University (The) - ScrantonPA$56,877$79,787$114,253-6%
51University of South Carolina UpstateSC$54,993$79,787$106,400-6%
52New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY$52,602$79,145$92,996-7%
53University of Houston - VictoriaTX$59,682$78,948$102,529-7%
54Cleveland State UniversityOH$56,045$78,278-8%
55University of North GeorgiaGA$50,809$78,026$92,948-8%
56University of Akron (The)OH$62,985$77,691-9%
57Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$52,165$76,770$98,538-10%
58Pennsylvania State University (The) - SchuylkillPA$47,119$76,770-10%
59Colorado State University-PuebloCO$51,432$76,173$94,228-11%
60University of OklahomaOK$56,620$74,643-12%
61Furman UniversitySC$45,413$74,643-12%
62Georgia Southern UniversityGA$51,907$74,583$94,628-12%
63Pennsylvania State University (The) - Greater AlleghenyPA$44,939$74,515$96,791-13%
64Limestone UniversitySC$61,446$73,614$88,036-14%
65Fairmont State UniversityWV$46,227$73,014$94,389-14%
66State University of New York Polytechnic InstituteNY$47,326$72,981$91,636-14%
67Dakota State UniversitySD$54,972$72,585$89,103-15%
68Pennsylvania State University (The) - BeaverPA$50,197$72,585$88,299-15%
69University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$52,679$72,406$79,607-15%
70SUNY College at BrockportNY$47,802$72,204$120,677-15%
71University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$44,398$72,156$89,880-15%
72Northwestern State UniversityLA$57,071$71,994$87,139-15%
73Pennsylvania State University (The) - Lehigh ValleyPA$54,238$71,728$81,671-16%
74Western Oregon UniversityOR$48,304$71,338$97,191-16%
75University of ToledoOH$49,989$70,870$91,765-17%
76Pennsylvania State University (The) - New KensingtonPA$50,615$70,801$92,787-17%
77SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$48,110$70,651$89,939-17%
78Valdosta State UniversityGA$44,222$69,727$84,962-18%
79CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$50,793$69,030$75,831-19%
80SUNY at FredoniaNY$43,661$68,731$86,086-19%
81Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$46,435$68,249-20%
82State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$46,746$65,986$83,778-23%
83Pennsylvania State University (The) - HazletonPA$41,799$64,718$76,958-24%
84Pennsylvania State University (The) - Wilkes-BarrePA$46,717$64,402$89,880-24%
85Montana State University - NorthernMT$51,223$64,085$80,540-25%
86North Carolina Central UniversityNC$44,521$63,874$74,055-25%
87CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY$42,146$63,610$75,525-25%
88National Louis UniversityIL$48,943$62,818$74,872-26%
89Missouri Western State UniversityMO$44,737$61,630$79,787-28%
90Texas Southmost CollegeTX$50,676$59,848$65,194-30%
91South University - ColumbiaSC$43,588$59,476-30%
92University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$44,398$57,334$65,986-33%
93Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$46,663$55,868$87,772-34%
94Grambling State UniversityLA$38,392$55,687$64,897-35%
95Lincoln UniversityMO$45,895$53,578$66,382-37%
96Savannah State UniversityGA$37,827$53,563$64,682-37%
97Ferrum CollegeVA$42,214$52,989$48,030-38%
98University of North TexasTX$43,670$51,967$54,051-39%
99Fort Valley State UniversityGA$34,685$49,292$64,798-42%
100Averett UniversityVA$36,412$48,878$55,746-43%
101University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$44,849$48,030-44%
102Harris - Stowe State UniversityMO$37,198$45,751$82,300-46%
103Southern University at New OrleansLA$46,142$43,047-49%
104University of MichiganMI$85,921
105St. Catherine UniversityMN$72,585
106Clayton State UniversityGA$69,154
107Dominican UniversityIL$60,837
108University of Colorado BoulderCO$54,453
109Tarleton State UniversityTX$49,659
110Pennsylvania State University (The) - Mont AltoPA$46,845

Associate

national median $57,147 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$79,471$107,201+88%
2William Rainey Harper CollegeIL$64,718$82,479$89,458+44%
3Penn State World CampusPA$51,851$80,415+41%
4Cape Cod Community CollegeMA$54,993$74,055+30%
5Pennsylvania State University (The) - New KensingtonPA$53,107$71,555$72,585+25%
6Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$58,858$70,625+24%
7Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY$43,858$69,931$87,430+22%
8Norwalk Community CollegeCT$55,181$69,154$79,032+21%
9Dutchess Community CollegeNY$44,129$69,154$70,012+21%
10Clayton State UniversityGA$47,264$68,227$79,787+19%
11Rockland Community CollegeNY$38,509$67,887$113,771+19%
12Three Rivers Community CollegeCT$56,877$67,570$94,389+18%
13Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA$56,877$67,254$77,901+18%
14Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY$36,491$64,930+14%
15SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY$47,492$64,696$68,249+13%
16State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY$43,722$64,402$86,191+13%
17University of CincinnatiOH$41,753$63,346+11%
18Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly CampusPA$31,905$63,346$73,442+11%
19Manchester Community CollegeCT$48,030$63,134$74,729+10%
20Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA$41,695$61,992$76,644+8%
21Pennsylvania State University (The) - SchuylkillPA$44,849$61,332$76,015+7%
22SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY$36,215$59,953$74,515+5%
23Monroe Community CollegeNY$41,964$59,712$75,281+4%
24Pennsylvania State University (The) - ShenangoPA$37,984$59,422$65,986+4%
25Pennsylvania State University (The) - ScrantonPA$41,424$59,105$69,154+3%
26Pennsylvania State University (The) - Wilkes-BarrePA$39,884$58,574$81,671+3%
27Jamestown Community CollegeNY$45,365$58,363$72,014+2%
28Western Wyoming Community CollegeWY$45,751$57,726$69,154+1%
29Genesee Community CollegeNY$37,592$57,619$71,899+1%
30Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY$48,908$57,147$73,4420%
31Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBoisPA$34,421$56,473$60,442-1%
32Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH$42,551$56,419$68,911-1%
33Niagara County Community CollegeNY$33,458$56,069$81,671-2%
34North Central Texas CollegeTX$39,708$55,621$62,446-3%
35SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY$32,088$54,474$75,035-5%
36SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community CollegeNY$39,517$53,578$74,872-6%
37Onondaga Community CollegeNY$37,458$52,333$65,498-8%
38SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY$30,926$52,232$65,458-9%
39Lake Land CollegeIL$37,521$51,722$60,738-9%
40Cayuga Community CollegeNY$37,341$51,223$67,174-10%
41Texas State Technical CollegeTX$33,932$51,223$59,187-10%
42Erie Community CollegeNY$39,842$50,767$66,741-11%
43SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY$29,769$50,441$68,203-12%
44Eastern Gateway Community CollegeOH$45,525$49,399-14%
45Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA$36,078$48,639$53,814-15%
46Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$32,101$48,258$65,353-16%
47Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA$34,107$45,751-20%
48SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY$33,947$44,897$52,479-21%
49Zane State CollegeOH$34,157$44,604$63,305-22%
50Palo Alto CollegeTX$32,883$44,398$67,570-22%
51West Virginia University - Potomac State CollegeWV$23,029$41,424$51,223-28%
52Wright State UniversityOH$30,143$39,425-31%
53Panola CollegeTX$29,704$38,692-32%
54Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$67,570
55Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY$56,170
56Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN$49,855
57Connecticut State Community CollegeCT$46,435
58Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN$44,849
59Jefferson Community CollegeNY$44,398
60Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14IN$43,047
61Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN$42,660
62Schenectady County Community CollegeNY$40,342

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $65,173 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Clayton State UniversityGA$48,975$65,173$75,5860%
2Lane Community CollegeOR$45,979$58,065-11%
3Lake Land CollegeIL$34,351$55,261-15%
4City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL$34,840$54,615-16%
5Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA$34,351$37,935$40,342-42%
6Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN$43,047
7Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN$40,729
8City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright CollegeIL$32,130

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $51,480 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$84,106$103,837+102%
2Radford UniversityVA$65,255$96,791+88%
3Oakton CollegeIL$53,158$63,451$77,524+23%
4Front Range Community CollegeCO$51,694$58,363$65,986+13%
5City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman CollegeIL$38,050$54,993$44,398+7%
6City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright CollegeIL$35,973$51,4800%
7South Suburban CollegeIL$36,215$48,487-6%
8City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL$37,830$47,046-9%
9City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL$30,926$39,708$44,978-23%
10City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey CollegeIL$40,342$38,967-24%
11Panola CollegeTX$28,668$38,738$39,556-25%
12University of RichmondVA$61,827
13North Central Texas CollegeTX$45,751
14Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN$44,849
15Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH$43,892
16Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10IN$41,887

Certificate (2-4 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Montana (The)MT$70,298