Information Science at University of North Texas

What traits are you looking for in a IS school? To help you decide if University of North Texas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IS program.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from UNT.

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.

UNT Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNT

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNT does offer online courses in IS for the following degree levels:

UNT Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UNT 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 UNT 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 Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	23

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in IS from UNT. This makes it the #21 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do IS Graduates from UNT Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $32,580. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $52,802 for all IS students.

IS Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UNT since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Texas with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNT Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 79 IS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNT, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	29
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNT also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.