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Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Master’s Program

61% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in IS from UNC Chapel Hill. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in IS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Computer and Information Systems Managers 12,740 $142,330
Systems Software Developers 7,070 $105,760
Computer Workers 5,940 $88,650
Computer Science Professors 1,640 $72,320
Computer and Information Research Scientists 140 $108,460

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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