Computer Information Systems at Macalester College

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 Macalester College stacks up to those at other schools.

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 2,049 students attend the school each year. Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in 2021, 47 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.

Macalester Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Macalester Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Macalester compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at Macalester 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	34
	36
	71
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	95
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	349
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	469

Earnings of Macalester CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Macalester is $73,129. This is 37% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from Macalester. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Macalester 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Macalester College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	47

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers	19,970	$96,750
Computer Systems Analysts	18,710	$92,920
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,610	$85,620
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.