Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. We've also included details on how UMCP ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in is.
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BS in Computer Information Systems
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AS in Information Technologies
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for is majors, UMCP came in at #4. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Maryland - College Park handed out 642 bachelor's degrees in information science. This is an increase of 15% over the previous year when 559 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in is from UMCP. This makes it the #58 most popular school for is master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 8 students received their doctoral degrees in is in 2021, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
IS majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UMCP go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $67,391 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $52,802 for all is bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's is program at UMCP make a median salary of $93,663. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all is graduates with a master's is $72,151.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UMCP, is students borrow a median amount of $20,180 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all is bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,191.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the is program at UMCP is $389 per month.
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BA in Information Technologies
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BS in Information Technologies
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the is majors at University of Maryland - College Park.
Of the 642 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in is from UMCP in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in is.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 188 |
Black or African American | 113 |
Hispanic or Latino | 57 |
White | 209 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 44 |
Other Races | 31 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in is from UMCP. About 33% were men and 67% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in is.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 16 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 929 |
Computer Information Systems | 115 |
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