Computer Information Systems at Sacred Heart University

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

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 9,313 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Sacred Heart.

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.

Sacred Heart Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Sacred Heart Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	66
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	66
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	107
	138
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	145
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	213
	220
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	270
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
	328
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	361
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	513
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	520
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	520
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	537

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Sacred Heart. This makes it the #108 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Sacred Heart Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sacred Heart is $54,521. This is 2% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Sacred Heart. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Sacred Heart Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of CIS master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	53
Information Technology	15

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,430	$147,440
Computer Systems Analysts	6,860	$94,530
Systems Software Developers	3,560	$102,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,890	$93,230

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 Unknownwikidata:Q4233718 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.