Computer Information Systems at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Columbia Southern 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.

Columbia Southern University Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern 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? Columbia Southern University offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Columbia Southern 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 Columbia Southern 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	35
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	36
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	41
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	42
	77
Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	87
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	180
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	185
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	260
	331
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	363
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	383
	457
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	489
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	709

Earnings of Columbia Southern University CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia Southern University is $47,097. 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 Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Columbia Southern University 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

The following CIS concentations are available at Columbia Southern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	107

Related Majors

• 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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300

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.