General Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex

Every general information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the information science program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM Flexible Option is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 590. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in information science from UWM Flexible Option.

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.

UWM Flexible Option General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at UWM Flexible Option

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, UWM Flexible Option does offer online courses in information science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UWM Flexible Option General Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the information science progam at UWM Flexible Option 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 information science major at UWM Flexible Option 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 Focused General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value General Information Science Schools	2
Most Focused General Information Science Schools	3
Most Popular Online General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Online General Information Science Schools	14
Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best General Information Science Schools	39
Most Popular General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
	105
Most Popular General Information Science Schools	137
	171

Information Science Student Demographics at UWM Flexible Option

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the information science majors at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex.

UWM Flexible Option General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 information science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UWM Flexible Option. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical information science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at UWM Flexible Option since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in information science at UWM Flexible Option 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex with a bachelor's in information science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM Flexible Option also has a doctoral program available in information science. In 2021, 0 student 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,970	$124,770
Systems Software Developers	3,790	$90,660
Computer Workers	3,700	$74,600
Computer Science Professors	650	$93,760
Computer and Information Research Scientists	290	$77,870

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.