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Information Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Information Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham

If you plan to study information science, take a look at what University of Alabama at Birmingham has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563.

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.

UAB Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IS

UAB Information Science Rankings

IS Student Demographics at UAB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

UAB Information Science Master’s Program

25% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of is master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in is.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 71
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a is major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alabama at Birmingham. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 36

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Systems Software Developers 4,360 $105,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,200 $126,300
Computer Workers 1,920 $87,060
Computer Science Professors 410 $92,930

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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