Computer Information Systems at McDaniel College

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if McDaniel College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,931. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from McDaniel.

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.

McDaniel Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

McDaniel Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at McDaniel 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	445
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	476
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	844
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	851

CIS Student Demographics at McDaniel

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

McDaniel Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from McDaniel, about 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at McDaniel since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at McDaniel are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CIS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

McDaniel 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

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at McDaniel College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	11

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 MD, the home state for McDaniel College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Computer Systems Analysts	18,340	$97,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850

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 Swissbeauty under License

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