Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Information Science Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Information Science Rankings

The is major at UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical is bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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

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

UW - Madison Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of is master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a is major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	16

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,970	$124,770
Systems Software Developers	3,790	$90,660
Computer Workers	3,700	$74,600
Computer Science Professors	650	$93,760
Computer and Information Research Scientists	290	$77,870

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 Czar under License

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