Information Science at Utah Valley University
UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,996 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Utah Valley University in 2021, 57 of them were information science majors.
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.
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UVU Information Science Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in IS
UVU Information Science Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The IS major at UVU 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.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| 20 | |
| 40 | |
| Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 83 |
| Best Information Science Schools | 125 |
| Most Focused Information Science Schools | 259 |
Earnings of UVU IS Graduates
The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UVU is $62,925. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.
IS Student Demographics at UVU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at Utah Valley University.
UVU Information Science Bachelor’s Program
About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at UVU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in IS.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 42 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
UVU also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Computer Software & Applications
- Computer Systems Networking
- Information Technology
- 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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.
| 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 uvuphotos under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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