Information Science at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526.

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.

UMGC Information Science Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in IS (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS

UMGC Information Science Rankings

The is major at UMGC 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.

IS Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Information Science Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Global Campus with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	139
Black or African American	525
Hispanic or Latino	230
White	772
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	314

UMGC Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of is master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

In the is master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	155
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	91
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland Global Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	2,212

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

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 Global Campus.

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.