Computer Information Systems at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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 Purdue University Fort Wayne stacks up to those at other schools.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from PFW.

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.

PFW Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in CIS
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at PFW

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PFW offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

PFW Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at PFW 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 PFW 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 Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	90
	99
Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	114
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	156
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
	288
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	301
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	301
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	303
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	303
	399
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	440
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	485
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	515
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	622
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	844
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,046

CIS Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

PFW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in CIS graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

PFW Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from PFW in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at PFW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PFW 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 Purdue University Fort Wayne. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University Fort Wayne. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	11

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Systems Analysts	9,760	$79,750
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6,710	$75,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,860	$124,490
Computer Network Architects	3,620	$88,210

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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