Computer Information Systems at Prairie View A & M University

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

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and has a total student population of 9,248. In 2021, 38 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from PVAMU.

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.

PVAMU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

PVAMU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at PVAMU 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 PVAMU 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
	65
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	79
	97
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	142
	169
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	181
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	219
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	226
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	305
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	355
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	377
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	498

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in CIS from PVAMU. This makes it the #220 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from PVAMU Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at PVAMU is $64,439. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at PVAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Prairie View A & M University.

PVAMU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from PVAMU. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at PVAMU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% 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 Prairie View A & M University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PVAMU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at PVAMU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a master's in CIS.

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

PVAMU 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 Prairie View A & M University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Prairie View A & M University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	46

Related Majors

• Information 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 TX, the home state for Prairie View A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290

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.