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General Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

General Information Science at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Every general information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the information science program at University of Maryland - Baltimore County stacks up to those at other schools.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year.

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

UMBC General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Information Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
  • Master’s Degree in Information Science

UMBC General Information Science Rankings

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC General Information Science Master’s Program

45% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of information science master's degrees went to men and 45% went to 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 information science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 125
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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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