Pennsylvania State University - Great Valley MS in Information Science
The main focus area for this major is General Information Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Information Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Great Valley. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in IS, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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How Much Does a Master’s in IS from Penn State Great Valley Cost?
Penn State Great Valley Graduate Tuition and Fees
In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State Great Valley was $1,702 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $1,044 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 | $25,054 | $40,856 |
Fees | $760 | $760 |
Penn State Great Valley IS MS Student Debt
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. IS students who received their master’s degree at Penn State Great Valley took out an average of $40,949 in student loans. That is 14% lower than the national average of $47,585.

How Much Can You Make With a MS in IS From Penn State Great Valley?
IS who receive their master’s degree from Penn State Great Valley make an average of $113,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is 52% higher than the national average of $74,358.

Does Penn State Great Valley Offer an Online MS in IS?
Penn State Great Valley does not offer an online option for its IS master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Great Valley Online Learning page.
Penn State Great Valley Master’s Student Diversity for IS
Male-to-Female Ratio
Of the students who received their master’s degree in IS in 2018-2019, 16.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 42.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.7% of the IS master’s degrees at Penn State Great Valley in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
MS in IS Focus Areas at Penn State Great Valley
Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
General Information Science | 12 |
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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.