Computer Information Systems at Shorter University

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

Shorter is located in Rome, Georgia and approximately 1,410 students attend the school each year. Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shorter University in 2021, 6 of them were computer information systems majors.

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.

Shorter Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Shorter Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Shorter 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 Shorter 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	316
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	580
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	649
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	1,014

CIS Student Demographics at Shorter

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

Shorter Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Shorter. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Shorter since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Shorter 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Shorter University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	6

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 GA, the home state for Shorter University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer Systems Analysts	19,160	$91,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.