Computer Information Systems at Yale 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 Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060. Of the 105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 2021, 96 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.

Yale Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS
• Doctorate Degree in CIS

Yale Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Yale 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 Yale 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
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Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	9
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	66
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	66
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	95
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	131
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	296
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	363

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Yale. This makes it the #96 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Yale Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Yale is $133,998. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 152% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Yale. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	24
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Yale Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 43 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Yale, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Yale also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following CIS concentations are available at Yale University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	135
Other Computer & Information Sciences	13

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 Yale 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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.