Computer Information Systems at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if SUNY Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

SUNY Poly is located in Utica, New York and approximately 3,044 students attend the school each year. Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Polytechnic Institute in 2021, 65 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.

SUNY Poly Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

SUNY Poly Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Poly performed in these rankings.

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 SUNY Poly 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 Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	28
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	151
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	167
	187
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
	249
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	326
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	330
	403

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in CIS from SUNY Poly. This makes it the #65 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Poly CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Poly is $53,881. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at SUNY Poly

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

SUNY Poly Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

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

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at SUNY Poly 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Poly Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students earned a master's degree in CIS from SUNY Poly. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Poly 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	135

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

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 Bssasidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.