Information Science at University of Baltimore

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

UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 4,169. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from UB.

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.

UB Information Science Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in IS (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UB Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UB 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 IS major at UB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Value Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	7
	8
Best Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Focused Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Popular Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Focused Information Science Schools	133
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Information Science Schools	137
	149
Best Information Science Schools	209
Best Value Information Science Schools	212
	232

How Much Do IS Graduates from UB Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UB is $31,376. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at UB

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

UB Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UB also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Baltimore. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	18

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications

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 MD, the home state for University of Baltimore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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 Marylandstater under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.