General Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a information science 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 information science program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. In 2021, 642 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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.

UMCP General Information Science Degrees Available

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

UMCP General Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks information science programs across the country. The following shows how UMCP performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at UMCP 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	2
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	2
	4
Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Value General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
	9
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	10
	12
Best General Information Science Schools	13
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
	24
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	25
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	57
Best Value General Information Science Schools	88
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	109

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 642 information science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMCP, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

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

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in information science 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 8 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 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

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