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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg BS in Computer Information Systems

The main focus area for this major is General Computer & Information Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Computer Information Systems is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in CIS, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Harrisburg BS in CIS

#79 in the U.S
#7 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State Harrisburg was ranked #79 on College Factual's Best Schools for CIS list. It is also ranked #7 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Harrisburg.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Computer Information Systems Graduates 19
Best Colleges for Computer Information Systems 79
Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Veterans 82
Most Focused Colleges for Computer Information Systems 120
Best Value Colleges for Computer Information Systems 131
Most Popular Colleges for Computer Information Systems 221

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in CIS from Penn State Harrisburg Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Harrisburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Harrisburg was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Harrisburg tuition and fees.

Penn State Harrisburg CIS BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Harrisburg in CIS walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,501.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in CIS From Penn State Harrisburg?

$74,100 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

CIS who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Harrisburg make an average of $74,100 a year during the early days of their career. That is 36% higher than the national average of $54,451.

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Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online BS in CIS?

Penn State Harrisburg does not offer an online option for its CIS bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for CIS

48 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
12.5% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 48 bachelor’s degrees in CIS handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 12.5% of the students who received their BS in CIS in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the CIS bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Harrisburg in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 25
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

BS in CIS Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 48

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Information Science 15
Information Technology 17

View All Computer Information Systems Related Majors >

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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