Computer Information Systems at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. Of the 2,582 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021, 534 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.

UMGC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMGC does offer online courses in CIS for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 UMGC 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 Popular Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	6
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	15
Best Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	21
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	23
	23
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	29
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	46
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	83
	91
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools	127
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
	160
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	337

Earnings of UMGC CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMGC is $62,555. This is 17% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UMGC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Global Campus with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	284
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	67

UMGC 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 Maryland Global Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	534

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

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
• Image Credit: By M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.