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University of Maryland - College Park PhD in Information Science

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Information Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Information Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at University of Maryland - College Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in IS, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in IS from UMCP Cost?

$14,793 Average Tuition and Fees

UMCP Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMCP paid an average of $1,625 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $731 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$13,158$29,250
Fees$1,635$1,635

Does UMCP Offer an Online PhD in IS?

Online degrees for the UMCP IS doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMCP Online Learning page.

UMCP Doctorate Student Diversity for IS

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
40.0% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 5 students received their doctor’s degree in IS. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in IS in 2019-2020, 40.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 41.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at UMCP in IS at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White3
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in IS Focus Areas at UMCP

Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Information Science5

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information science.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Science32

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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.

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