Information Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year.

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.

U-M Information Science Degrees Available

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

U-M Information Science Rankings

The is major at U-M 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in is, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical is bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in is at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	88
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

U-M Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of is master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a master's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	50
International Students	149
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	390

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Computer Science Professors	900	$98,450
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$103,350

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.