Computer Information Systems at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In 2021, 85 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UWF.

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.

UWF Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UWF Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UWF 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 UWF 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	121
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	160
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	197
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	197
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	199
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	208
	210
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
	328
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	347
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	403
	455
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	546

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UWF. This makes it the #161 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UWF CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $48,359. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UWF Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 17 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UWF, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from UWF, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UWF 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 West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	58
General Computer & Information Sciences	44

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.