Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 18,150.

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.

UMass Lowell Information Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in IS
• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UMass Lowell Information Science Rankings

The is major at UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Information Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of is associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

UMass Lowell does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in is graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Lowell with a associate's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMass Lowell Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in is at UMass Lowell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Lowell with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	95
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	225

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Science Professors	1,010	$106,670
Computer and Information Research Scientists	720	$116,920

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 Daderot under License

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