Information Science at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 40,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from UNT.

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.

UNT Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNT

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UNT does offer online education options in IS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UNT Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how UNT performed in these rankings.

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 UNT 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
Most Popular Online Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Information Science Schools	4
Most Focused Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Popular Information Science Schools	19
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	23
	23
Best Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
	31
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	72
Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value Information Science Schools	92
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
	112
Most Focused Information Science Schools	115
	142
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Best Information Science Schools	166
	228

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in IS from UNT. This makes it the #21 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNT IS Graduates

The median salary of IS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $32,580. 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 UNT

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

UNT Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Science from UNT in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UNT since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Texas with a bachelor's in IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNT Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a master’s in IS from UNT in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	29
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNT also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 14 students 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 Texas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	208

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.