Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 642 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from UMCP.

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.

UMCP Information Science Degrees Available

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

UMCP Information Science Rankings

The IS major at UMCP is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in IS from UMCP. This makes it the #58 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do IS Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $67,391. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at UMCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of Maryland - College Park.

UMCP Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 642 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IS from UMCP. About 69% were men and 31% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	188
Black or African American	113
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	209
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UMCP Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 IS majors earned their master's degree from UMCP. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.