Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 34,742. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 194 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UTSA.

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.

UTSA Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

UTSA Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UTSA 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 UTSA 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
	9
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
	44
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	45
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	46
Best Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	49
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	52
	52
Best Value Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	61
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	67
	87
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	138
	146
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	185
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	205
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	260
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	269
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	347

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UTSA. This makes it the #53 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UTSA CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $67,211. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 194 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from UTSA. About 15% of these graduates were women and the other 85% were men.

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 The University of Texas at San Antonio with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	62
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UTSA Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students earned a master's degree in CIS from UTSA. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 San Antonio with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	23
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UTSA 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	228
Information Technology	49

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

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 San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.