Computer Information Systems at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Charlotte is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146. In 2021, 99 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Charlotte.

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.

UNC Charlotte Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 UNC Charlotte 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 Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	38
	40
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	41
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	52
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	59
	67
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	95
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	112
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	131
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
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Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
	276
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	284
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	287
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Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	569

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UNC Charlotte. This makes it the #60 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Charlotte since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UNC Charlotte are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNC Charlotte Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from UNC Charlotte. About 40% were men and 60% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNC Charlotte also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	177
General Computer & Information Sciences	20

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Computer Systems Analysts	26,110	$93,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	11,690	$84,870
Systems Software Developers	7,070	$105,760

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.