Computer Information Systems at Georgia Southern 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 Georgia Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. Of the 232 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University in 2021, 78 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.

GaSou Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GaSou does offer online courses in CIS for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

GaSou Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at GaSou 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 GaSou 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	59
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	135
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	141
	143
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	151
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	195
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	230
	230
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	242
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	278
	338
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	777

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in CIS from GaSou. This makes it the #243 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GaSou CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at GaSou is $54,688. This is 3% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from GaSou in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at GaSou are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GaSou Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 6 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GaSou, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GaSou 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

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	76
Information Technology	8

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer Systems Analysts	19,160	$91,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.