Computer Information Systems at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and approximately 2,646 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UMES.

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.

UMES Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UMES Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how UMES 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 UMES 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
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	157
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	177
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	219
	221
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	267
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	339
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
	386
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	424
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	491
	519
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	674

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UMES. This makes it the #268 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMES CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMES is $42,169. This is less than $53,242, which is the national average of all CIS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CIS Student Demographics at UMES

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

UMES Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMES, about 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UMES since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 Maryland Eastern Shore with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMES Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of CIS master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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

UMES 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

The following CIS concentations are available at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	18

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Computer Systems Analysts	18,340	$97,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.