Program details
The MS Information provides master’s level education for adult students seeking entry into data/information management, and some applied computing professions. The MS-Information will give students the opportunity to obtain both the technical skills needed to understand information and data systems, and the critical thinking, design, and communications skills to govern and critique them. This degree is appropriate for students with or without a bachelor’s degree in computing or related fields.
The MS Information is a STEM designated program with CIP code 11.0401 Information Science/Studies.
Students in this program are not eligible for teaching assistant, research assistant, or project assistant positions at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Concentrations within the MS Information
Our 30-credit program includes several different concentration areas including User Experience Design/Interaction Design, Analytics for Decision Making, and Information/Data Management.
See the UW-Madison Guide for additional information.
Both the on-campus and online MS programs offer:
- Expert faculty who are accessible and responsive in class
- Friendly, supportive, and collaborative community of learners
- Students progress together through cohort model
- Flexibility for full or part-time program of study
- Preparation for a variety careers
- Real world experience through a required internship course
- Highly regarded career services and professional placement rates
What is online learning like?
Courses in the online program are delivered using cutting edge technology tools customized to course content and the instructor’s teaching style. Regular interaction occurs among students and instructors in weekly modules via interactive learning assignments, discussions, team projects and virtual meetings.
Admissions
The Information School admits students to its on-campus and distance master’s programs once year, for fall semester. The following are admissions deadlines:
- December 31 – Priority application. (to be considered for iSchool scholarships).
- June 1 – Final application deadline.