General Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Seattle General Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle General Information Science Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science. This makes the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of information science master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% women graduate in information science each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 17% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	59
International Students	118
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,480	$143,080
Computer Science Professors	740	$79,880

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.