General Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from UIUC.

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.

UIUC General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science
• Master’s Degree in Information Science
• Doctorate Degree in Information Science

UIUC General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at UIUC 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 information science major at UIUC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
	3
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
	5
	6
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	7
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best General Information Science Schools	11
	12
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Best Value General Information Science Schools	37
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	73
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198

In 2021, 367 students received their master’s degree in information science from UIUC. This makes it the #3 most popular school for information science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in information science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in information science from UIUC. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical information science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in information science.

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

UIUC General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 367 information science majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a information science master's degree from UIUC, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	193
International Students	117
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 15 students 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

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