Computer Information Systems at Houghton College

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what Houghton College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Houghton is located in Houghton, New York and approximately 902 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Houghton.

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.

Houghton Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Houghton Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Houghton 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 Houghton 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	175
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	432
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	934

CIS Student Demographics at Houghton

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

Houghton Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Houghton in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Houghton 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 Houghton College with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Houghton 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

The following CIS concentations are available at Houghton College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Houghton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	8

Related Majors

• Information Science

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 NY, the home state for Houghton College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.