Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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.

UW Seattle Information Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle Information Science 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in IS, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IS Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Information Science Master’s Program

Of the 203 students who earned a master's degree in Information Science from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	45
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	212

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,690	$159,290
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,480	$143,080
Computer Science Professors	740	$79,880

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.