Computer Information Systems at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SIUC offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at SIUC 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 SIUC 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
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	64
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	103
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	163
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
	235
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	313
	341
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	742

Earnings of SIUC CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $55,331. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SIUC 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

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	53

Related Majors

• Computer 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.