Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at El Paso

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at El Paso is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UTEP.

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.

UTEP Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UTEP Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UTEP 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 UTEP 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
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
	91
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	127
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	127
	150
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	207
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	218
	240
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	257
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	301
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	449

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UTEP. This makes it the #208 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTEP CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTEP is $60,587. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 140 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UTEP, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	120
White	8
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at UTEP awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 90% of these degrees went to men with the other 10% going to women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP 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 The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	140
Information Technology	10

Related Majors

• Information Science
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

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