Computer Information Systems at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UD.

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.

UD Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UD Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UD 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 UD 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
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	19
	24
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
	36
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
	45
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	52
	89
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	163
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	166
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	231
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	232
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	605

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UD. This makes it the #164 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UD CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $70,538. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from UD. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	44
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UD Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from UD in 2020-2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 9 students 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 University of Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	129

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Software Applications Developers	4,790	$106,730
Computer Systems Analysts	2,530	$96,460
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,370	$80,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,240	$169,720
Database Administrators	850	$92,460

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.