General Information Science at University at Buffalo

If you plan to study general information science, take a look at what University at Buffalo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

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.

University at Buffalo General Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Information Science

University at Buffalo General Information Science Rankings

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In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in information science from University at Buffalo. This makes it the #36 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Information Science Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo General Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a master's degree in information science from University at Buffalo. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University at Buffalo 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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Science Professors	3,030	$105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.