Computer Information Systems at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and approximately 4,452 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UW - Parkside.

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.

UW - Parkside Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

UW - Parkside Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UW - Parkside 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 UW - Parkside 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 Focused Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	150
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	167
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	217
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	239
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	267
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	365

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UW - Parkside. This makes it the #268 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

CIS Student Demographics at UW - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from UW - Parkside in 2020-2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UW - Parkside are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Wisconsin - Parkside with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Parkside Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at UW - Parkside awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from UW - Parkside, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UW - Parkside 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 Wisconsin - Parkside. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Parkside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	32
Information Technology	3

Related Majors

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 - Parkside.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.