Computer Information Systems at Colorado Mesa University

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

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a total student population of 9,110. Of the 29 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mesa University in 2021, 29 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.

Colorado Mesa Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Colorado Mesa Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 Colorado Mesa 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
	265
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	283
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
	375
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	448
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	456
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	497
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	741

Earnings of Colorado Mesa CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado Mesa is $51,946. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Colorado Mesa. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Colorado Mesa 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado Mesa University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	29

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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Computer Workers	16,440	$102,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,610	$84,170
Systems Software Developers	11,170	$124,410
Computer Systems Analysts	8,680	$96,030

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 Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.