General Information Science at University of North Texas

If you are interested in studying general 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 2021, 47 information science majors received their bachelor's degree from UNT.

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.

UNT General Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNT

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNT does offer online courses in information science for the following degree levels:

UNT General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at UNT 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 UNT 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 General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Online General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online General Information Science Schools	4
Most Focused General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	19
Most Popular General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	21
	23
Best General Information Science Graduate Certificate Schools	23
Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
	31
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	72
Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value General Information Science Schools	92
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	112
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	115
	142
Most Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Best General Information Science Schools	166
	228

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Information Science from UNT in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical information science 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 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 Texas with a bachelor's in information science.

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 General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students graduated with a master's degree in information science from UNT. About 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 information science.

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 information science. In 2021, 14 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 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.