Computer Information Systems at Illinois Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at Illinois Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 58 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois Tech.

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.

Illinois Tech Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Illinois Tech Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois Tech performed in these rankings.

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 Illinois Tech 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 Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	89
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	93
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	111
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	182
	197
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	213
	272
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396
	448
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	460

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Illinois Tech. This makes it the #38 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Illinois Tech Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois Tech is $53,779. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at Illinois Tech awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Illinois Tech since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	23
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Illinois Tech Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from Illinois Tech. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Illinois Tech 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	156
General Computer & Information Sciences	6
Artificial Intelligence	6

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 IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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 Thomas Knapp under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.