Computer Information Systems at Bowie State University

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at Bowie State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,250. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Bowie State University.

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.

Bowie State University Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Bowie State University Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Bowie State University performed in these rankings.

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 Bowie State University 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
	13
	15
	21
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
	44
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	66
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	66
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	74
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	132
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	142
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	404
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	562
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	606

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Bowie State University. This makes it the #243 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #72 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Bowie State University in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Bowie State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bowie State University Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in CIS from Bowie State University in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bowie State University also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 2 students 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 Bowie State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	24

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Other Computer & Information Sciences

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 Bowie State University.

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 M. Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.