Information Science at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. Of the 514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 156 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.

UIC Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UIC Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UIC 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 UIC 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	13
Most Popular Information Science Schools	26
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
	63
Best Information Science Schools	71
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
	110
Best Value Information Science Schools	125
Most Focused Information Science Schools	126

Earnings of UIC IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $51,817. 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 UIC

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

UIC Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 156 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UIC, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	34
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UIC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	156

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Science Professors	1,430	$83,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	500	$113,350

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.