Computer Information Systems at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 138 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UAlbany.

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.

UAlbany Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UAlbany Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UAlbany 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 UAlbany 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	148
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	201
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	283
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	297
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	297
	325
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	378
	446
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	475
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	487

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in CIS from UAlbany. This is the #298 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAlbany CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAlbany is $46,902. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 138 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from UAlbany in 2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	55
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UAlbany 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 University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Informatics	138

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.