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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 88,434 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 654 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

Check out the CIS associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the United States for computer information systems students working on their associate degree. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 626 students majoring in CIS at UOPX - Arizona, 68% are male and 32% are female.

On average, CIS graduates from UOPX - Arizona take out $23,706 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $109.

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Out of the 654 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 70% are male.

On average, CIS graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take out $15,399 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 654 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

Women make up 21% of the CIS majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for computer information systems students working on their associate degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Of the 339 students majoring in CIS at SNHU, 78% are male and 22% are female.

CIS majors at SNHU take out an average of $23,043 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Out of the 654 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 30% of the CIS majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that CIS majors at Montgomery College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,285.

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#6

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 81% are male.

On average, CIS graduates from Ivy Tech Community College take out $15,510 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree computer information systems programs. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 204 students majoring in CIS at Wake Technical Community College, 76% are male and 24% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, CIS graduates from Wake Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $17,860.

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New York City College of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 176 students majoring in CIS at City Tech, 84% are male and 16% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, CIS majors at City Tech accumulate an average of around $13,228 in student debt.

Full Computer Information Systems at New York City College of Technology Report

#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 22% of the CIS majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that CIS majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale take out while working on their Associate Degree is $25,615. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $135, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Of the 170 students majoring in CIS at Salt Lake Community College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

The average amount in student loans that CIS majors at Salt Lake Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,358.

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With a ranking of #11, Austin Community College District did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their associate degree. Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

About 22% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 78% are male.

CIS majors at Austin Community College District take out an average of $16,888 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Computer Information Systems at Austin Community College District Report

Community College of Philadelphia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 130 students majoring in CIS at Community College of Philadelphia, 85% are male and 15% are female.

On average, CIS graduates from Community College of Philadelphia take out $12,802 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Metropolitan Community College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree computer information systems programs. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 14% of the CIS majors at the school.

CIS majors at MCC take out an average of $15,316 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Computer Information Systems at Metropolitan Community College Report

#14

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in CIS at North Harris Montgomery, 78% are male and 22% are female.

On average, CIS graduates from North Harris Montgomery take out $15,447 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #15, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in CIS at BMCC, 70% are male and 30% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, CIS graduates from BMCC carry an average student debt load of $12,327.

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Tarrant County College District came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 99 students majoring in CIS at Tarrant County College, 81% are male and 19% are female.

On average, CIS graduates from Tarrant County College take out $18,102 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the CIS majors at the school.

CIS majors at Delaware Tech take out an average of $12,420 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Utah Valley University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree computer information systems programs. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Of the 84 students majoring in CIS at UVU, 93% are male and 7% are female.

Full Computer Information Systems at Utah Valley University Report

#19

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 71% are male.

On average, CIS graduates from OCCC take out $14,239 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Computer Information Systems at Oklahoma City Community College Report

Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools list. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

About 13% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 87% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, CIS graduates from FTCC carry an average student debt load of $12,893.

Full Computer Information Systems at Fayetteville Technical Community College Report

#21

University of the People

Pasadena, CA

University of the People came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pasadena, University of the People is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in CIS at University of the People, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Volunteer State Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the CIS majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, CIS majors at VSCC accumulate an average of around $17,564 in student debt.

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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a associate degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Women make up 28% of the CIS majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that CIS majors at Central Piedmont Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,220.

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Southeast Community College Area did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a associate degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 11% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 89% are male.

CIS majors at Southeast Community College take out an average of $22,748 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #24, Hudson County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their associate degree. HCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

Of the 74 students majoring in CIS at HCCC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#29

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO
#34

Valencia College

Orlando, FL
#41

Monroe College

Bronx, NY
#43

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ
#44

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI
#44

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 654 different United States computer information systems schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
49 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
49 DeVry University - California Pomona, CA
53 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA
53 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
55 South Texas College McAllen, TX
56 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
56 Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA
58 Howard Community College Columbia, MD
58 Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ
58 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
61 Houston Community College Houston, TX
61 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
63 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA
64 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
64 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA
64 Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA
64 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
68 Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY
69 Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR
69 Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ
69 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA
69 Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
73 Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto, CA
73 Erie Institute of Technology Inc Erie, PA
75 Pitt Community College Winterville, NC
75 Ocean County College Toms River, NJ
77 Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA
77 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
77 College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD
77 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
77 Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
77 Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN
83 Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ
83 Baltimore City Community College Baltimore, MD
85 Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL
85 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY
85 Central Oregon Community College Bend, OR
88 St Petersburg College Clearwater, FL
88 Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL
88 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
88 Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA
88 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
88 Union County College Cranford, NJ
94 Saint Louis Community College Saint Louis, MO
94 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC
94 Germanna Community College Locust Grove, VA
94 Craven Community College New Bern, NC
94 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA
94 Columbia College Columbia, MO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
100 Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA
100 Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI
100 Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA
100 Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC
100 Camden County College Blackwood, NJ
100 Park University Parkville, MO
100 Jefferson State Community College Birmingham, AL
107 Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR
107 Stella and Charles Guttman Community College New York, NY
107 Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ
107 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
107 Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN
107 Victor Valley College Victorville, CA
107 Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN
114 Davidson County Community College Thomasville, NC
114 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY
114 Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX
114 Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
118 Gaston College Dallas, NC
118 Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA
118 Somerset Community College Somerset, KY
118 Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL
118 Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA
118 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
124 Jackson State Community College Jackson, TN
124 Prince George’s Community College Largo, MD
124 Pikes Peak Community College Colorado Springs, CO
124 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY
124 DeVry University - Georgia Decatur, GA
124 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
130 Frederick Community College Frederick, MD
130 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
130 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Lakewood, WA
130 Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY
130 Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC

Computer Information Systems by Region

View the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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