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Information Science at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying information science, you may want to check out the program at University of Kentucky. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from UK.

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.

UK Information Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UK Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UK 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 UK 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 33
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
Most Popular Information Science Schools 74
96
Best Information Science Schools 101
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 107
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 132
161
Best Value Information Science Schools 175
Most Focused Information Science Schools 236

Earnings of UK IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $42,916. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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IS Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Information Science Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from UK in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at UK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UK 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 Kentucky. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science 49

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,800 $119,470
Computer Workers 2,500 $79,420
Systems Software Developers 2,300 $84,300
Computer Science Professors 280 $80,390

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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