General Information Science at The University of Texas at Arlington

If you are interested in studying general information science, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Arlington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. In 2021, 260 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington.

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.

UT Arlington General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science

UT Arlington General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at UT Arlington compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at UT Arlington is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	13
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
	52
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	63
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	71
	74
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best General Information Science Schools	91
	98
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	104
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	105
Best Value General Information Science Schools	135

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in information science from UT Arlington. This makes it the #49 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at UT Arlington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at The University of Texas at Arlington.

UT Arlington General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 260 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	84
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	32
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UT Arlington General Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in information science from UT Arlington. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.