Computer Information Systems at Western Connecticut State University

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 Western Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246. In 2021, 15 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from WestConn.

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.

WestConn Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

WestConn Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at WestConn 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 WestConn 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
	135
	218
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	437
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	471
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	497
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	746
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	836

Earnings of WestConn CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $61,513. This is 16% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at WestConn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Western Connecticut State University.

WestConn Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WestConn, about 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at WestConn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	15

Related Majors

• Computer Programming

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,430	$147,440
Computer Systems Analysts	6,860	$94,530
Systems Software Developers	3,560	$102,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,890	$93,230

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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.