Information Science at University of North Georgia

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

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and approximately 19,793 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from UNG.

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.

UNG Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UNG Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS progam at UNG compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at UNG 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Information Science Schools	33
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
	71
Best Information Science Schools	75
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Most Popular Information Science Schools	96
	122
Most Focused Information Science Schools	179

Earnings of UNG IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNG is $50,312. This is less than $52,802, which is the national average of all IS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

IS Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 IS majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNG. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IS at UNG are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Georgia with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNG also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a IS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	32

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100
Computer and Information Research Scientists	690	$100,140
Computer Science Professors	470	$85,080

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.