Computer Information Systems at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 212 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UCSD Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UCSD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at UCSD 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 Master’s Degree Schools	14
	20
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	28
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	33
	40
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	81
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	240
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	307
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	620

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

CIS Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 212 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from UCSD in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	92
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UCSD Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 CIS majors earned their master's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSD 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 - San Diego. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	212
Other Computer & Information Sciences	28

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.