Information Science at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and has a total student population of 8,783.

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.

UM Dearborn Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS

Online Classes Are Available at UM Dearborn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UM Dearborn offers distance education options for IS at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UM Dearborn Information Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

IS Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of Michigan - Dearborn.

UM Dearborn Information Science Master’s Program

The IS program at UM Dearborn awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Programming
• 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 - Dearborn.

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 Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.