Information Science at University of Michigan - Flint

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 - Flint stacks up to those at other schools.

UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and approximately 6,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,172 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan - Flint in 2021, 15 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.

UM Flint Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UM Flint Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UM Flint compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at UM Flint 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
	68
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular Information Science Schools	160

Earnings of UM Flint IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM Flint is $51,078. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at UM Flint

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

UM Flint Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from UM Flint. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at UM Flint 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 - Flint with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Flint.

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 kennethaw88 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.