General Information Science at University of California - Riverside

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if University of California - Riverside is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. Of the 215 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 24 of them were general information science majors.

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.

UCR General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

UCR General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science 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 information science major at UCR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
	110
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	118
Best General Information Science Schools	120
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
	181
Best Value General Information Science Schools	224
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	277

Information Science Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in information science from UCR. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its information science 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 information science.

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 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 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

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