Computer Information Systems at University of Mary Washington

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at University of Mary Washington stacks up to those at other schools.

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UMW.

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.

UMW Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UMW Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UMW 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 UMW 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
	79
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	116
	145
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	281
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	307
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	325

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UMW Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMW is $66,251. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UMW since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UMW 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMW 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mary Washington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	51

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.