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General Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

General Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 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.

UNC Chapel Hill General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
  • Master’s Degree in Information Science

UNC Chapel Hill General Information Science Rankings

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill General Information Science Master’s Program

50% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of information science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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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 information science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 28
International Students 31
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 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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