Information Science at University of Utah

If you plan to study information science, take a look at what University of Utah has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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 of U Information Science Degrees Available

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

U of U Information Science Rankings

The is major at U of U 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.

IS Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	58
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

U of U Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of is master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	55
International Students	89
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	301

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Systems Software Developers	5,690	$106,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570
Computer and Information Research Scientists	770	$98,210
Computer Science Professors	400	$105,560

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.