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Information Science Studies

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)

  • A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling; communications and networking; systems planning and design; human interfacing and use analysis; database development; information policy analysis; and related aspects of hardware, software, economics, social factors, and capacity. Find Colleges Offering Information Science Studies Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
      Salary and Wages

      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 9,700
      • Average Annual Salary: $124,920
      • Average Hourly Rate: $60.06

      Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 4,080
      • Average Annual Salary: $130,490
      • Average Hourly Rate: $62.74
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 263,695
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 306,829
      • Percent Job Growth: 16.36%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Solve or develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
      Salary and Wages

      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 710
      • Average Annual Salary: $125,430
      • Average Hourly Rate: $60.31

      Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 120
      • Average Annual Salary: $97,930
      • Average Hourly Rate: $47.08
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 25,261
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 30,701
      • Percent Job Growth: 21.53%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Fluency of Ideas
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific, and general computing applications. Set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements. Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
      Salary and Wages

      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 13,710
      • Average Annual Salary: $99,300
      • Average Hourly Rate: $47.74

      Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 5,960
      • Average Annual Salary: $94,720
      • Average Hourly Rate: $45.54
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 350,048
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 448,679
      • Percent Job Growth: 28.18%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Near Vision
    • Job Description
      Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures for information systems to regulate access to computer data files and prevent unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure of information.
      Salary and Wages

      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 8,240
      • Average Annual Salary: $73,110
      • Average Hourly Rate: $35.15

      Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 3,590
      • Average Annual Salary: $72,080
      • Average Hourly Rate: $34.65
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 309,201
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 392,536
      • Percent Job Growth: 26.95%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
    • Job Description
      Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Information Ordering
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Information Science Studies
     TotalMasterDoctor
    Overall
    All Students633
     
    By Gender
    Male1-1
    Female532
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien---
    American Indian---
    Black---
    Asian2-2
    Hispanic11-
    White321
    Unknown---
     
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    University of California - Berkeley
    • Address Not Available
      Berkeley, CA 94720
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 38
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Campus Location: Midsized City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
    • Classification: Research Universities (Very High Research Activity)
    • Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Residential
     
     
     
    University of California - Riverside
    • 900 University Ave
      Riverside, CA 92521
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 9
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
    • Classification: Research Universities (Very High Research Activity)
    • Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Residential
     
     
     
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    California Lutheran University
    • 60 W Olsen Rd
      Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 19
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
    • Campus Location: Midsized City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
    • Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
    • Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Highly Residential
     
     
     
    Claremont Graduate University
    • 150 E Tenth St
      Claremont, CA 91711
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 13
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
    • Campus Location: Large Suburb
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
    • Classification: Research Universities (High Research Activity)
    • Size & Residential Status: Exclusively Graduate/Professional
     
     
     
    Golden Gate University - San Francisco
    • 536 Mission Street
      San Francisco, CA 94105
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 61
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
    • Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
    • Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
     
     
     
    University of Redlands
    • 1200 E. Colton Ave
      Redlands, CA 92373
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 32
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
    • Campus Location: Small City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
    • Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
    • Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Highly Residential
     
     
     
    University of San Francisco
    • 2130 Fulton St
      San Francisco, CA 94117
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 105
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
    • Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
    • Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Residential
     
     
     
    University of the Pacific
    • 3601 Pacific Ave
      Stockton, CA 95211
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 5
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Grants A Medical Degree: Yes
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
    • Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
    • Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Highly Residential
     
     
     
    Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008