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General Information Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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General Information Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every general 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 information science program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 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.

UAB General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Information Science

UAB General Information Science Rankings

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Information Science Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB General Information Science Master’s Program

50% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 students who graduated with a master’s in information science from UAB in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Systems Software Developers 4,360 $105,890
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,200 $126,300
Computer Workers 1,920 $87,060
Computer Science Professors 410 $92,930

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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