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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for cis majors, GMU came in at #26. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in Virginia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, George Mason University handed out 706 bachelor's degrees in computer information systems. This is an increase of 11% over the previous year when 638 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 147 students received their master’s degree in cis from GMU. This makes it the #27 most popular school for cis master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 19 students received their doctoral degrees in cis in 2021, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
CIS majors who earn their bachelor's degree from GMU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $69,322 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $53,242 for all cis bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's cis program at GMU make a median salary of $101,886. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all cis graduates with a master's is $72,917.
While getting their bachelor's degree at GMU, cis students borrow a median amount of $23,250 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all cis bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,063.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the cis program at GMU is $260 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at George Mason University.
Of the 706 cis students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GMU, about 77% were men and 23% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's in cis.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 270 |
Black or African American | 64 |
Hispanic or Latino | 68 |
White | 213 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 39 |
Other Races | 52 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students earned a master's degree in cis from GMU. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in cis.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 26 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 37 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 75 |
Other Races | 3 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Software & Applications | 232 |
Computer Science | 23 |
Computer Systems Networking | 13 |
Information Technology | 10 |
Information Science | 8 |
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