General Information Science at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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 Michigan - Dearborn stacks up to those at other schools.

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and approximately 8,783 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.

UM Dearborn General Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at UM Dearborn

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UM Dearborn offers distance education options for information science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UM Dearborn General Information Science Rankings

Information Science Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at University of Michigan - Dearborn.

UM Dearborn General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of information science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Dearborn with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Dearborn.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Computer Science Professors	900	$98,450
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$103,350

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.