Computer Information Systems at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Tarleton.

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.

Tarleton Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Tarleton Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Tarleton 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 Tarleton 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	226
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	341
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	345
	368
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	417
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	453
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	489
	499
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	895

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Tarleton Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tarleton is $43,960. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Tarleton. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Tarleton State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tarleton 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tarleton State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	33
General Computer & Information Sciences	5

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• 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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.