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General Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

If you plan to study General Information Science, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Dallas. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

The University of Texas at Dallas sits in Richardson, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 863 general information science degrees were granted at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Studying Online at The University of Texas at Dallas

Many students take online classes at The University of Texas at Dallas. Among 29,886 students, 887 (3%) studied exclusively online and 9,355 (31%) took at least some classes online.

General Information Science Rankings at The University of Texas at Dallas

Use these rankings to compare The University of Texas at Dallas’s General Information Science program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#3 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#3 of 21
Best Value	Texas	#15 of 21
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#17 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#53 of 212
Best Value	Nationwide	#103 of 209

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Information Science graduates at The University of Texas at Dallas, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Information Science graduates at The University of Texas at Dallas are 44% women (383) and 56% men (480).

General Information Science Master’s Program at The University of Texas at Dallas

Among the 800 master’s general information science degrees awarded at The University of Texas at Dallas, 45% were women (363) and 55% were men (437).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Information Science master’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	4
Asian	62
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	709
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 9% of General Information Science master’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Dallas, lower than the national average of 20%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Information Science Graduates

Students who finish General Information Science program at The University of Texas at Dallas work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for General Information Science graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$175,079
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Database Architects	$148,480
Document Management Specialists	$147,490
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.