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General Information Science at University at Albany

General Information Science at University at Albany

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 at Albany stacks up to those at other schools.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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.

UAlbany General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Information Science

UAlbany General Information Science Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany General Information Science Master’s Program

54% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of information science master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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Of the students who received a information science master's degree from UAlbany, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 49
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers 27,070 $190,310
Systems Software Developers 19,690 $115,120
Computer Science Professors 3,030 $105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1,430 $131,220

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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