General Information Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 19,764. Of the 181 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2021, 3 of them were general information science majors.

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 Greensboro General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Greensboro

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNC Greensboro offers distance education options for information science at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UNC Greensboro General Information Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The information science major at UNC Greensboro 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 Online General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Online General Information Science Schools	40
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	56
Best General Information Science Schools	61
Best Value General Information Science Schools	68
	100
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	288
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	338

Information Science Student Demographics at UNC Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in information science from UNC Greensboro. About 33% were men and 67% 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 Greensboro since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Greensboro with a bachelor's in information science.

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

UNC Greensboro also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student 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 Greensboro.

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

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