Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the is program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565.

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.

UWM Information Science Degrees Available

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

UWM Information Science Rankings

The is major at UWM 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in is, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of is bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in is at UWM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in is.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	74
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UWM Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of is master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the is master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	203

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.