Computer Information Systems at Howard University

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if Howard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 9,399 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Howard.

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.

Howard Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Howard Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Howard 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 Howard 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	30
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	274
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	277
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	279
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	405

In 2019, 1 student received their master’s degree in CIS from Howard. This is the #279 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #70 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Howard, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in CIS from Howard.

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

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

Howard also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2019, 2 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	62

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis

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 Howard 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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.