Computer Information Systems at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,051 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 564 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.

SNHU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree

SNHU Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at SNHU 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 Associate Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	5
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	13
	16
Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	24
Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	61
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	83
	200
	208
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	208
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	215
	225
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	229
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	231
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	284
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	397
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	468

In 2021, 369 students received their master’s degree in CIS from SNHU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from SNHU Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $54,280. This is 2% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of CIS associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in CIS at SNHU are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	197
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

SNHU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from SNHU in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at SNHU 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	374
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

SNHU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 369 CIS majors earned their master's degree from SNHU. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	168
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	1,272

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Software Applications Developers	6,540	$110,740
Computer Systems Analysts	2,510	$93,620
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,450	$147,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,380	$87,720
Systems Software Developers	1,510	$126,790

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

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