Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. Of the 786 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 786 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.

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas 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	3
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	3
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
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Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	25
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	35
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
	41
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	52
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
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Best Computer Information Systems Schools	101
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	109
	171
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	358

In 2021, 503 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UT Dallas. This makes it the #5 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UT Dallas Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $66,488. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 786 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from UT Dallas in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	362
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	208
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 503 students earned a master's degree in CIS from UT Dallas. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	402
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following CIS concentations are available at The University of Texas at Dallas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Dallas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	1,077
Information Technology	248

Related Majors

• 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 The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.