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2025 Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools

373 Colleges in the United States
42,792 Bachelor's Degrees
$62,498 Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Information Systems is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 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 looked at 373 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42,792 bachelor's degrees in computer information systems during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Information Systems School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools The cis bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer information systems students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Information Systems in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computer information systems students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in CIS

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1,070 Annual Graduates
$113,634 Median Starting Salary
$50,512 Median Student Debt

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make $51,136 more than the average cis grad.

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847 Annual Graduates
$105,137 Median Starting Salary
$51,019 Median Student Debt

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus get an earnings boost of around $42,639 over the average earnings of computer information systems majors.

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483 Annual Graduates
$115,587 Median Starting Salary
$41,839 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Northeastern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from Northeastern University get an earnings boost of about $53,089 above the typical income of computer information systems graduates.

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230 Annual Graduates
$98,067 Median Starting Salary
$35,095 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in computer information systems needs to take a look at University of Virginia - Main Campus. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from University of Virginia - Main Campus earn a boost of approximately $35,569 over the typical income of computer information systems majors.

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New York University
New York, NY
604 Annual Graduates
$87,608 Median Starting Salary
$66,869 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems program at New York University make $25,110 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University earn a boost of approximately $47,016 over the typical income of computer information systems graduates.

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100 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in computer information systems from Carnegie Mellon University

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Pennsylvania receive $83,706 more than the typical cis graduate.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems program at Yale University earn $70,795 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from Cornell University make $41,152 more than the standard cis student.

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456 Annual Graduates
$111,587 Median Starting Salary
$22,227 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin receive an earnings boost of approximately $49,089 over the average earnings of computer information systems majors.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
366 Annual Graduates
$96,432 Median Starting Salary
$36,507 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems program at Virginia Tech get $33,934 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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565 Annual Graduates
$73,385 Median Starting Salary
$24,338 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus make $10,887 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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733 Annual Graduates
$80,566 Median Starting Salary
$29,163 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison receive $18,068 more than the standard cis graduate.

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Rice University
Houston, TX

Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems degree program at Rice University make $68,656 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Notre Dame earn $34,019 more than the standard cis grad.

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757 Annual Graduates
$78,800 Median Starting Salary
$21,856 Median Student Debt

GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems program at George Mason University make $16,302 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
338 Annual Graduates
$90,651 Median Starting Salary
$12,181 Median Student Debt

Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from University of Florida earn a boost of about $28,153 above the average earnings of computer information systems majors.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
49 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in computer information systems from Brown University

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18 Annual Graduates

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in computer information systems from University of Southern California

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
319 Annual Graduates
$73,393 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from Temple University earn a boost of around $10,895 over the average income of computer information systems graduates.

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259 Annual Graduates
$72,132 Median Starting Salary
$31,570 Median Student Debt

Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from Purdue University - Main Campus earn $9,634 more than the typical cis grad.

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458 Annual Graduates
$68,183 Median Starting Salary
$21,508 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems major at New Jersey Institute of Technology earn $5,685 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Barnard College
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from Barnard College receive $44,936 more than the typical cis grad.

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613 Annual Graduates
$80,448 Median Starting Salary
$30,909 Median Student Debt

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from Rutgers University - New Brunswick receive $17,950 more than the standard cis student.

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Rest of the Top Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
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Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 20% of the 373 different United States computer information systems schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Florida International University Miami, FL
52 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
53 George Washington University Washington, DC
54 University of North Texas Denton, TX
55 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
56 Bentley University Waltham, MA
57 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
58 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
59 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
60 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
61 Utah State University Logan, UT
62 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
63 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
64 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
65 Iowa State University Ames, IA
66 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
67 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
68 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
69 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
70 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
71 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
72 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
73 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
74 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
75 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
76 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
77 Fordham University Bronx, NY
78 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
79 Towson University Towson, MD
80 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
81 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
82 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
83 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
84 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
85 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
86 DePaul University Chicago, IL
87 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
88 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
89 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
90 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
91 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
92 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
93 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
94 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
95 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
96 University of Houston Houston, TX
97 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
98 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
99 University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL
100 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
101 Colorado State University - Global Campus Aurora, CO
102 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
103 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
104 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
105 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
106 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
107 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
108 University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI
109 University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL
110 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
111 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
112 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
113 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
114 University at Albany Albany, NY
115 Drake University Des Moines, IA
116 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL
117 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
118 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY
119 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
120 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
121 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
122 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
123 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO
124 Valencia College Orlando, FL

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Information Systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 26,350
Information Technology 13,578
Informatics 1,413
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,290
Artificial Intelligence 104
Human-Centered Technology Design 57

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 41,944
Information Technology 10,101
Information Science 9,585
Computer Software & Applications 4,137
Computer Programming 2,494
Computer Systems Networking 1,056
Computer Systems Analysis 981
Other Computer & Information Sciences 191
Data Processing 184

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