Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

UWM Information Science Degrees Available

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

UWM 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 UWM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

UWM Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of IS master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Of the students who received a IS master's degree from UWM, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the IS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,970	$124,770
Systems Software Developers	3,790	$90,660
Computer Workers	3,700	$74,600
Computer Science Professors	650	$93,760
Computer and Information Research Scientists	290	$77,870

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 Freekee under License

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