Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. Of the 488 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2021, 72 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.

UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how UNC Chapel Hill 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 IS major at UNC Chapel Hill 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
Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	12
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Information Science Schools	29
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Information Science Schools	33
	34
	44
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
	76
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	92
Best Value Information Science Schools	103
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Focused Information Science Schools	165

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in IS from UNC Chapel Hill. This makes it the #45 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do IS Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $57,392. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $52,802 for all IS bachelor's degree recipients.

IS Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	31
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNC Chapel Hill Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in IS from UNC Chapel Hill. About 39% were men and 61% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

The following IS concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	111

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760
Computer Workers	5,940	$88,650
Computer Science Professors	1,640	$72,320
Computer and Information Research Scientists	140	$108,460

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.