Information Science at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. Of the 215 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 24 of them were information science majors.

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.

UCR Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UCR Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UCR compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at UCR 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
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
	110
Most Popular Information Science Schools	118
Best Information Science Schools	120
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
	181
Best Value Information Science Schools	224
Most Focused Information Science Schools	277

IS Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in IS from UCR. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 California - Riverside with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCR 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

The following IS concentations are available at University of California - Riverside. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Riverside. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	24

Related Majors

• 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.