Computer Information Systems at New York University

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if New York University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 464 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from NYU.

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.

NYU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

NYU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at NYU 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 NYU 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 Computer Information Systems Schools	7
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
	16
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	21
	22
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	51
	61
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	121
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	405

In 2021, 549 students received their master’s degree in CIS from NYU. This makes it the #4 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from NYU Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at NYU is $75,653. This is 42% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 464 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from NYU in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	139
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	68
International Students	170
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

NYU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at NYU awarded 549 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	44
International Students	409
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

NYU also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following CIS concentations are available at New York University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	942
Informatics	54
Information Technology	33
Other Computer & Information Sciences	11

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Information Science
• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Technology

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.