General Information Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What traits are you looking for in a information science school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's information science program.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from UNC Chapel Hill.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill General Information Science Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at UNC Chapel Hill compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UNC Chapel Hill 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
Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	12
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
Best General Information Science Schools	29
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	33
	34
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	44
	44
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
	76
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	92
Best Value General Information Science Schools	103
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	165

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in information science from UNC Chapel Hill in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical information science 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 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of information science master's degrees went to men and 61% went to 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 3 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 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

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