Is a Information Science/Studies degree worth it?
Across 124 schools, graduates of Information Science/Studies earn a median $87,437 five years out on $25,950 of debt — most often working as Software Developers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$87,437
Median debt
$25,950
Years to pay off
2.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
77%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+14%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
12.4%
$89,759 vs $78,619
Net price
$18,305/yr
Debt-test failures
9.5%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$23,140
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Information Science/Studies in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.