Computer Information Systems at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Whitewater has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,989. Of the 60 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in 2021, 60 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.

UW - Whitewater Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UW - Whitewater Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at UW - Whitewater 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
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	134
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	193
	221
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	293
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305
	329
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	635

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UW - Whitewater Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Whitewater is $54,402. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from UW - Whitewater in 2020-2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UW - Whitewater are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW - Whitewater 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

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	60

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.