Computer Information Systems at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. Of the 382 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 70 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.

UIUC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UIUC Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 UIUC 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
	22
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	30
	46
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	258
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	260
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	660
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,170

Earnings of UIUC CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $78,673. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 48% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CIS from UIUC. About 76% were men and 24% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIUC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Computer & Information Sciences	70

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.