Computer Information Systems at Fordham University

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at Fordham University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. Of the 118 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University in 2021, 111 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.

Fordham U Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Fordham U Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Fordham U 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 Fordham U 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	80
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
	110
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	120
	133
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	136
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	159
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	173
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
	229
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	307
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	466
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	532

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Fordham U. This makes it the #90 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Fordham U CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fordham U is $63,805. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 111 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Fordham U in 2020-2021, 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Fordham U since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Fordham U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Fordham University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	57
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Fordham U Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from Fordham U. About 63% were men and 37% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	119
Information Technology	38

Related Majors

• Data Processing
• Information Technology
• Information 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 Fordham 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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.