Computer Information Systems at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if Arkansas State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and approximately 13,106 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from A-State.

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.

A-State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

A-State Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at A-State 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
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	45
	50
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	53
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	57
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	166
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	192
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	198
	198
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	313
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
	350
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
	478
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	480
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	663
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	922

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in CIS from A-State. This makes it the #124 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of A-State CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at A-State is $48,639. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at A-State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

A-State Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at A-State 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

A-State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from A-State. About 61% were men and 39% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

A-State 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	53

Related Majors

• Data Processing

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Software Applications Developers	3,910	$87,960
Computer Systems Analysts	3,500	$71,990
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,510	$65,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,360	$109,890
Systems Software Developers	1,190	$85,830

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.