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General Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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General Information Science at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Boston General Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Information Science

UMass Boston General Information Science Rankings

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Information Science Student Demographics at UMass Boston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at University of Massachusetts - Boston.

UMass Boston General Information Science Master’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 students who graduated with a master’s in information science from UMass Boston in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Systems Software Developers 25,540 $117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17,820 $156,620
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110
Computer Science Professors 1,010 $106,670
Computer and Information Research Scientists 720 $116,920

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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