Computer Information Systems at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. Of the 681 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 193 of them were computer information systems majors.

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.

Cornell Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Cornell Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at Cornell 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 Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	11
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	13
	16
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	18
	27
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	38
	38
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	61
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	244
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	279

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Cornell. This makes it the #31 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $90,735. This is 70% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 193 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Cornell in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	48
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Cornell Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 122 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from Cornell in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 7 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	301
General Computer & Information Sciences	21

Related Majors

• 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 Cornell University.

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.