Computer Information Systems at University of Southern California

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. Of the 350 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 12 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.

USC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USC offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USC Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at USC 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 USC 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
	13
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	13
	24
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	39
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	45
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	53
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	65
	84
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	91
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	109
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	124
	193
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	220
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	522
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	750
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	942

In 2021, 158 students received their master’s degree in CIS from USC. This makes it the #24 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

CIS Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at USC awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USC Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of CIS master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	141
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USC 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 Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Informatics	163
Artificial Intelligence	7
Other Computer & Information Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.