Computer Information Systems at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 614 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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.

UC Berkeley Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UC Berkeley Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how UC Berkeley performed in these rankings.

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 UC Berkeley 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
	10
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	13
	17
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	22
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	217
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	267

CIS Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 614 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CIS from UC Berkeley. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	276
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	116
International Students	126
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

UC Berkeley 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

The following CIS concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Computer & Information Sciences	614

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.