Information Science at The University of Texas at Austin

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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS

UT Austin Information Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Austin IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $54,885. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 IS majors earned their master's degree from UT Austin. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	49
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	132

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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