Computer Information Systems at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

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 Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CIS

Columbia Computer Information Systems Rankings

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CIS Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 500 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from Columbia. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	40
International Students	409
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	489
Information Technology	11

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120

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 Nandaro under License

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