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General Information Science at University of Utah

General Information Science at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 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.

U of U General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at U of U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, U of U does offer online courses in information science for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

U of U General Information Science Rankings

Information Science Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U General Information Science Master’s Program

46% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of information science master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 55
International Students 89
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Computer Workers 6,470 $76,890
Systems Software Developers 5,690 $106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,440 $121,570
Computer and Information Research Scientists 770 $98,210
Computer Science Professors 400 $105,560

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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