Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Every 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 IS program at University of Massachusetts - Lowell stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 18,150. Of the 3,168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Lowell in 2021, 203 of them were information science majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UMass Lowell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Information Science Schools	16
Best Information Science Schools	129

Earnings of UMass Lowell IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Lowell is $60,218. This is 14% higher than $52,802, which is the national average for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 82% of IS associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IS at UMass Lowell are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMass Lowell Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 64% 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	22
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	129
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UMass Lowell also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.