General Information Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

If you plan to study general 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 approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Seattle General Information Science Degrees Available

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

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle General 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 information science, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Information Science Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle General Information Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 students graduated with a master's degree in information science from UW Seattle. About 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 information science.

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

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 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.