Informatics

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2022

2,696

declining 1.1%

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Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services General Computer & Information Sciences

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Informatics and the types of students that study this field. University of Southern California awards the most degrees in Informatics in the US, but New College of Florida and Clark University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Informatics.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Informatics programs are N/A institutions (N/A total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,648 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Informatics (2023)

University of Southern California
340 degrees awarded
Indiana University-Bloomington
319 degrees awarded
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
303 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Informatics, is Public, 4-year or above (1,648 completions in 2023).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Informatics programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Informatics programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, New College of Florida has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Informatics, with 5.26%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Informatics

Los Angeles County, CA
340 degrees awarded
Monroe County, IN
319 degrees awarded
King County, WA
303 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Informatics by year.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services in the United States.

N/A Male employees are more likely to hold Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (982 students).

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (58.5%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Informatics.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
982 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
867 degrees awarded
Asian
445 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Informatics for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
405 degrees awarded
White Female
185 degrees awarded
Asian Male
159 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Informatics.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Informatics is from the 2 Digit Course Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
261,364 degree recipients
China
67,340 degree recipients
Philippines
27,807 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

India
5.04 times more than expected
Libya
3.45 times more than expected
United Arab Emirates
2.8 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in India that hold Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services degrees (5.04 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (261,364 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Informatics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Informatics majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Informatics majors need more than the average amount of N/A.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Informatics majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.