Computer Information Systems at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year. Of the 321 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2021, 46 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.

UMass Amherst Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UMass Amherst Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UMass Amherst compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at UMass Amherst 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
	116
	195
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	339
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	355
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	390
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	522
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	654
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,159

CIS Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMass Amherst. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Amherst 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts Amherst. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Informatics	46

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.