Computer Information Systems at Merritt College

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

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 6,261 students attend the school each year.

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.

Merritt College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in CIS

Merritt College Computer Information Systems Rankings

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CIS Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in CIS only graduates about 25% women each year. The program at Merritt College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in CIS graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Merritt College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	14

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 CA, the home state for Merritt College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.