Computer Information Systems at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from GWU.

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.

GWU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

GWU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at GWU 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 GWU 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	6
	12
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	15
	114
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	137
	180
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	255
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	685

How Much Do CIS Graduates from GWU Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at GWU is $56,768. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from GWU in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GWU 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

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 George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	37
Artificial Intelligence	17
Information Technology	17

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Data Processing
• Information Science
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Computer Workers	18,040	$117,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500
Computer Systems Analysts	3,630	$106,790
Systems Software Developers	2,690	$115,610
Software Applications Developers	2,520	$112,510

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.