Computer Information Systems at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year.

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.

UWM Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CIS

UWM Computer Information Systems 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.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UWM Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWM is $52,227. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from UWM. About 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	19

Related Majors

• Computer Science
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700
Computer Systems Analysts	15,150	$82,480
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6,980	$75,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,970	$124,770
Systems Software Developers	3,790	$90,660

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.