Computer Information Systems at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150. Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Widener University in 2021, 10 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.

Widener Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Widener Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Widener performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at Widener 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 Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
	392
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	440
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	492
	531
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	569
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	630
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	880
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,112

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Widener Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Widener is $41,237. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Widener since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Widener 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

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Widener University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	5
Informatics	5

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Systems Analysts	21,910	$95,990
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,760	$77,700

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.