Computer Information Systems at Skidmore College

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

Skidmore is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 2,582 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Skidmore.

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.

Skidmore Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Skidmore Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Skidmore 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 Skidmore 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	255
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
	337
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	352
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
	464
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	569
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	575
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	746

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Skidmore Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Skidmore is $46,489. This is less than $53,242, which is the national average of all CIS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CIS Student Demographics at Skidmore

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

Skidmore Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Skidmore. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Skidmore since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Skidmore 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 Skidmore College with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Skidmore 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 Skidmore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	15

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 NY, the home state for Skidmore 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 Peter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.