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Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students received their master's degree in IS.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

UMBC Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IS
  • Doctorate Degree in IS

UMBC Information Science Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC Information Science Master’s Program

42% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 IS majors earned their master's degree from UMBC. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 25
International Students 97
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers 15,430 $119,860
Computer Workers 13,720 $113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10,590 $154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists 2,900 $119,180
Computer Science Professors 770 $107,350

References

*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.

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