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CIP 11.0401 Computer and Information Sciences

Information Science/Studies

IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education · 2025

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Total graduates

22,073

2025 · 343 schools

International share

35.4%

7,806 international students

Bachelor's degrees

9,926

6.9% international

Master's degrees

11,018

63.6% international

Overview

Information Science/Studies is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information. It combines elements from computer science, library science, cognitive science, and social sciences to understand how information is created, organized, and used in various contexts.

Students in Information Science programs learn about database management, information retrieval systems, digital libraries, and information architecture. They explore the role of technology in managing information and how people interact with information systems. This field also addresses issues such as data privacy, intellectual property, and the ethical implications of information use.

Careers in Information Science can be diverse, ranging from roles in data management, information architecture, and user experience design to positions in libraries, archives, and information consulting. Graduates often find opportunities in sectors like healthcare, education, government, and business, where information management is crucial.

Moreover, as organizations increasingly rely on big data and analytics, professionals with expertise in Information Science are in high demand. They play a vital role in helping organizations make data-driven decisions and improve their information systems.

Overall, Information Science/Studies equips students with the skills necessary to navigate and manage the vast amounts of information in our digital age, making it a valuable field of study in today's information-driven society.

Graduates by year

Graduates by degree level (first and second majors)

AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoral

From 2002 to 2025, graduates grew 20% and the international share went from 9.7% to 35.4%.

International share (%)
Graduates by group, 2025
White
25.4%
Asian
14.2%
Hispanic
8.4%
Black
10.8%
Other
5.8%
Intl.
35.4%

Colleges that award this degree

In 2025, 343 schools awarded this degree as a first major. The table lists those in the 2027 U.S. News National or Liberal Arts rankings, plus the unranked schools with the most graduates.

RankSchoolStateGraduatesInternational
#3 Harvard University Massachusetts 21 13
#9 Northwestern University Illinois 163 28
#9 Johns Hopkins University Maryland 47 2
#12 Columbia University in the City of New York New York 23 4
#20 University of California-Berkeley California 652 120
#20 University of California-Los Angeles California 7 2
#25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan 558 184
#27 University of Southern California California 18 11
#27 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina 216 35
#29 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Georgia 11 6
#31 Boston College Massachusetts 7 2
#31 New York University New York 52 51
#34 University of Florida Florida 1 1
#34 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois 594 194
#34 Boston University Massachusetts 148 91
#34 The University of Texas at Austin Texas 162 95
#34 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin 181 104
#44 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Jersey 548 38
#44 Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio 21 1
#49 University of Maryland-College Park Maryland 968 52
#49 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Washington 379 150
#55 The Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania 310 55
#59 George Washington University D.C. 63 26
#59 Florida State University Florida 112 2
#59 Stony Brook University New York 76 20
#59 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pennsylvania 144 88
#59 Texas A & M University-College Station Texas 147 50
#72 Syracuse University New York 331 146
#73 Rutgers University-Newark New Jersey 1 0
#73 Binghamton University New York 20 5
#80 University of California-Riverside California 58 1
#80 Drexel University Pennsylvania 47 20
#80 Clemson University South Carolina 30 0
#85 University of Delaware Delaware 89 75
#85 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey 151 69
#85 Fordham University New York 29 5
#85 University at Buffalo New York 126 100
#90 Yeshiva University New York 95 92
#90 Baylor University Texas 12 8
#95 American University D.C. 2 0
#95 University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois 133 24
#95 Rochester Institute of Technology New York 87 72
#100 University of South Florida-Main Campus Florida 280 2
#109 University of Colorado Boulder Colorado 84 3
#109 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Tennessee 75 1
#116 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Oklahoma 34 2
#121 University of Arizona Arizona 87 83
#121 University of Denver Colorado 82 12
#121 SUNY at Albany New York 107 47
#121 University of South Carolina-Columbia South Carolina 36 0
#121 The University of Texas at Dallas Texas 697 617
#121 George Mason University Virginia 127 121
#133 Thomas Jefferson University Pennsylvania 6 0
#137 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 66 62
#137 San Jose State University California 68 1
#137 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Maryland 423 125
#137 University of Scranton Pennsylvania 1 0
#137 University of Houston Texas 43 26
#137 James Madison University Virginia 135 2
#148 Mercer University Georgia 10 1
#148 University of Kentucky Kentucky 66 4
#148 University of Massachusetts-Lowell Massachusetts 132 1
#156 Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia 197 12
#169 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Colorado 126 100
#169 Bradley University Illinois 22 5
#169 DePaul University Illinois 196 136
#169 Simmons University Massachusetts 2 0
#179 University of Utah Utah 273 105
#186 California Lutheran University California 8 0
#186 University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii 3 0
#186 Wayne State University Michigan 67 1
#191 Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri 143 101
#191 Rowan University New Jersey 50 2
#191 Adelphi University New York 17 4
#202 University of Massachusetts-Boston Massachusetts 99 91
#202 East Carolina University North Carolina 3 0
#208 University of North Carolina at Greensboro North Carolina 16 0
#208 University of North Texas Texas 388 265
#219 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Indiana 11 0
#219 Robert Morris University Pennsylvania 135 119
#227 Ball State University Indiana 43 13
#227 University of Michigan-Dearborn Michigan 45 8
#236 University of Colorado Denver Colorado 99 53
#236 University of North Florida Florida 14 0
#236 Portland State University Oregon 8 8
#236 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 81 70
#236 University of Texas-Arlington Texas 365 149
#250 Nova Southeastern University Florida 22 4
#250 Pace University-New York New York 416 385
#250 University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Texas 26 0
#262 Suffolk University Massachusetts 38 14
#262 DeSales University Pennsylvania 3 0
#262 University of Texas--El Paso Texas 9 2
#276 Harding University Arkansas 33 2
#276 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Ohio 40 2
#288 Texas State University Texas 2 0
#288 University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Wisconsin 186 21
#299 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Minnesota 10 0
#299 University of Nebraska--Omaha Nebraska 76 27
#299 University of Toledo Ohio 69 44
#308 North Carolina Central University North Carolina 16 1
#317 Morgan State University Maryland 33 2
#317 Prairie View A&M University Texas 16 13
#317 Marshall University West Virginia 9 1
#332 University of South Alabama Alabama 38 19
#332 University of Baltimore Maryland 16 1
#332 Mercy University New York 10 1
#332 Point Park University Pennsylvania 2 0
#342 University of Akron Ohio 16 9
#342 Cleveland State University Ohio 256 221
#342 Kennesaw State University Georgia 220 13
#353 Jacksonville State University Alabama 14 3
#353 University of Michigan--Flint Michigan 11 0
#353 University of Houston--Clear Lake Texas 108 69
#353 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Puerto Rico 27 0
#353 Pennsylvania Western University Pennsylvania 28 0
#365 Northern Kentucky University Kentucky 56 4
#365 University of Louisiana--Monroe Louisiana 5 2
#376 University of Arkansas--Little Rock Arkansas 45 23
#382 Valdosta State University Georgia 29 0
#382 Wright State University-Main Campus Ohio 13 2
#382 Angelo State University Texas 21 4
#382 Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Texas 11 2
#382 Dallas Baptist University Texas 56 51
#382 East Texas A&M University Texas 26 0
#382 Lamar University Texas 456 278
#382 Tarleton State University Texas 75 0
#382 Texas Southern University Texas 7 0
#382 Regent University Virginia 4 0
LAC #57 Furman University South Carolina 10 2
LAC #111 Luther College Iowa 13 7
LAC #116 Saint Michael's College Vermont 2 0
LAC #119 Christopher Newport University Virginia 19 0
LAC #142 Houghton University New York 1 0
LAC #154 SUNY Old Westbury New York 5 0
LAC #170 Western Oregon University Oregon 17 1
LAC #172 University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin 11 0
LAC #177 Grambling State University Louisiana 16 1
LAC #180 Alabama State University Alabama 13 4
LAC #181 Bethune-Cookman University Florida 7 0
LAC #184 CUNY Medgar Evers College New York 14 0
— University of Maryland Global Campus Maryland 1,448 19
— Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Indiana 1,281 1,264
— University of the Cumberlands Kentucky 363 228
— CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York 328 22
— Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana 304 292
— Ivy Tech Community College Indiana 196 0
— CUNY New York City College of Technology New York 186 6
— CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York 161 5
— Eastern Florida State College Florida 124 0
— Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Pennsylvania 122 7
— Prince George's Community College Maryland 109 5
— Texas A&M University-Victoria Texas 81 10
— CUNY Lehman College New York 80 1
— Loyola University Maryland Maryland 78 7
— Dakota State University South Dakota 65 29
— Merrimack College Massachusetts 63 1
— Pratt Institute-Main New York 63 4
— Fort Hays State University Kansas 62 1
— Hudson Valley Community College New York 61 1
— Purdue University Global Indiana 58 0
— SUNY Buffalo State University New York 57 5
— Norwich University Vermont 49 0
— Colorado State University Pueblo Colorado 48 1
— Bunker Hill Community College Massachusetts 45 10
— South University-Savannah Online Georgia 45 0
— Utah Valley University Utah 44 1
— Claremont Graduate University California 43 28
— Texas A & M International University Texas 40 4
— Salisbury University Maryland 39 0
— Towson University Maryland 38 0

Purple: international students are 25% or more of the school's graduates.

Related jobs and pay

OccupationUS employmentMean hourly wageMean annual wage
Software Developers 1,687,890 $71.20 $148,100
Computer and Information Systems Managers 670,570 $92.39 $192,160
Computer Occupations, All Other 435,370 $58.77 $122,230
Web and Digital Interface Designers 113,330 $56.49 $117,490
Database Architects 67,140 $69.44 $144,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists 37,200 $74.00 $153,930
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35,480 — $104,420

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.

Graduate counts: IPEDS Completions, US Department of Education, 2002–2025. Rankings: 2027 U.S. News.