Information Science at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Berkeley Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS
• Doctorate Degree in IS

UC Berkeley Information Science Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 370 students graduated with a master's degree in IS from UC Berkeley. About 64% were men and 36% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	113
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	94
International Students	107
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

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 University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	373

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer and Information Research Scientists	7,300	$136,310
Computer Science Professors	2,210	$140,720

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.