Computer Information Systems at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215. Of the 152 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 54 of them were computer information systems majors.

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.

UCONN Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UCONN Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UCONN 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 UCONN 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
	104
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
	181
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	290
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	308
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	392
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	531
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	628
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,109

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UCONN Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $65,730. This is 23% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at UCONN awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 61% of these degrees went to men with the other 39% going to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCONN 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	54

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,430	$147,440
Computer Systems Analysts	6,860	$94,530
Systems Software Developers	3,560	$102,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,890	$93,230

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.