Computer Information Systems at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 70 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UAB.

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.

UAB Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UAB Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UAB 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 UAB 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	97
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	123
	125
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	137
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	183
	190
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	208
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	284
	295
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	317
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	478
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	736

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UAB. This makes it the #124 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UAB CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $57,154. This is 7% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from UAB in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAB Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 28 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAB 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

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama at Birmingham. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	98

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.