Computer Information Systems at University of South Florida - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if University of South Florida - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and approximately 50,626 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 354 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from USF Tampa.

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.

USF Tampa Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

USF Tampa Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	51
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	84
	101
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	108
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	143
	176
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	178
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	184
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	229
	276
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	281
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	514

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in CIS from USF Tampa. This makes it the #179 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USF Tampa CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at USF Tampa is $57,974. This is 9% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 354 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	166
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

USF Tampa Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at USF Tampa awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USF Tampa 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 South Florida - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Florida - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	228
General Computer & Information Sciences	140

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information Science
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Analysis

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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.