Computer Information Systems at Birmingham Southern College

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at Birmingham Southern College stacks up to those at other schools.

BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 1,129 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from BSC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

BSC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

BSC Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at BSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at BSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	187
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	764

CIS Student Demographics at BSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Birmingham Southern College.

BSC Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from BSC. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at BSC since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at BSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Birmingham Southern College with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BSC also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Birmingham Southern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Computer & Information Sciences	14

Related Majors

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Birmingham Southern College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jwrandolph under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.