Computer Information Systems at Capella University

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

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 38,930. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Capella 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.

Capella University Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Capella University 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 Capella 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
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	33
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	204
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	214
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	289
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,001

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Capella University. This makes it the #215 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Capella University CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Capella University is $70,464. This is 32% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at Capella University awarded 80 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Capella University since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Capella University Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from Capella University. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 32 students 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 Capella University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	116
Other Computer & Information Sciences	4
Informatics	1

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Data Processing
• Computer Programming
• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology

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 MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers	19,970	$96,750
Computer Systems Analysts	18,710	$92,920
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,610	$85,620
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.