Computer Information Systems at University of Iowa

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what University of Iowa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Iowa Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	26
	30
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	40
	56
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	69
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
	120
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	127
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	146
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	160
	186
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	220
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	248
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
	290
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	381
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	690
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,030

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Iowa. This makes it the #128 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Iowa CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $57,434. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 27 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 5 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Informatics	43
General Computer & Information Sciences	29
Other Computer & Information Sciences	1

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Computer Systems Analysts	7,330	$84,300
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,480	$74,940
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.