Overview

School of Information / School of Information is located in Tampa, FL, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Cybersecurity intelligence and information security
Master of Science (MS)	Intelligence studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Library and information science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	119

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required for Intelligence Studies or Cybersecurity Intelligence; GRE required for Library and Information Science with preferred minimum scores of 734d percentile (156v), 10th percentile (141Q). May be waived under certain criteria Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

192

Applied

135

Accepted

83

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 15th	No
Summer deadline	February 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE not required for Intelligence Studies or Cybersecurity Intelligence; GRE required for Library and Information Science with preferred minimum scores of 734d percentile (156v), 10th percentile (141Q). May be waived under certain criteria
Master's Degree Requirements	Goals statement, resume or CV, some programs need understanding of programming/coding, computational problem solving and operating systems (for Intelligence Studies); GRE, writing sample, 3 letters of recommendation, resume, statement of purpose (for Library and Information Science)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	June 30
Types of financial support available	Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

363

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12.12%
Black or African American	5.79%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	3.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.28%
Two or more races	2.48%
Unknown	4.41%

Gender

Male (24%)

Female (75%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 1

Male (7)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Youth services in libraries, community engagement and libraries, information architecture, biomedical informatics, health informatics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	210,946

Location & Contact

Address 4202 E. Fowler Avenue CIS 1040
Tampa, FL  33620
United States

Contact Dr. Randy Borum
Director
Email: wborum@usf.edu
Phone: -974-3520

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