General Information Science at University of Utah

If you plan to study general 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 General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

U of U General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at U of U

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

U of U does offer online education options in information science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

U of U General Information Science Rankings

The information science major at U of U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Information Science Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of information science 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 information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of information science 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 information science.

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

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information science 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.