Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. Of the 1,452 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 642 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.

UMCP Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS
• Master’s Degree in IS
• Doctorate Degree in IS

UMCP Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UMCP 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 UMCP 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 Schools	2
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	4
Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
	9
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
	12
Best Information Science Schools	13
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
	24
Most Focused Information Science Schools	25
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	57
Best Value Information Science Schools	88
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	109

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in IS from UMCP. This makes it the #58 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do IS Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $67,391. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Information Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of IS bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	188
Black or African American	113
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	209
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UMCP Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in IS from UMCP. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 8 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	674

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,900	$119,180
Computer Science Professors	770	$107,350

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.