Computer Information Systems at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Chico 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.

Chico State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Chico State Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Chico State 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 Chico 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
	108
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	187
	188
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	192
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	212
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	600

Earnings of Chico State CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $63,879. This is 20% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at Chico State awarded 95 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	43
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	95

Related Majors

• Computer Science

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.