2025 Best Computer Information Systems Schools in New York
40Colleges in New York
5,298CIS Degrees Awarded
$62,688Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Information Systems is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #9 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 40 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of computer information systems. Combined, these schools handed out 5,298 degrees in computer information systems to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Computer Information Systems School
The cis program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Information Systems rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer information systems schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Computer Information Systems Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Information Systems Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Computer Information Systems in New York
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cis degrees they offer, see the list below.
New York University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in computer information systems. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1132 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Computer Information Systems degree recipients from New York University receive an earnings boost of around $28,679 above the average earnings of computer information systems majors.
Cornell University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in computer information systems. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 394 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer information systems students who get their degree from Cornell University receive $44,984 more than the average cis student.
Barnard College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in computer information systems. Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were about 44 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer information systems. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 417 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Computer Information Systems degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York earn a boost of around $66,539 above the typical earnings of computer information systems majors.
RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.
There were roughly 74 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer information systems major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute make $22,484 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 450 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Computer Information Systems degree recipients from Syracuse University get an earnings boost of approximately $24,212 above the average income of computer information systems majors.
RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were roughly 134 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available. Computer Information Systems degree recipients from Rochester Institute of Technology receive an earnings boost of around $8,670 over the typical earnings of computer information systems graduates.
Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were roughly 219 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 114 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the cis program make around $64,614 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #177 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.
There were approximately 57 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year. Those computer information systems students who get their degree from Marist College make $14,894 more than the standard cis graduate.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).