by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Information Systems is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 88,434 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 1,860 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,877 and $20,148 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 31 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in computer information systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom landed the #1 spot on the list. Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Washington that handed out 20 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centralia College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington. Centralia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Centralia College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Basin College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington. Columbia Basin College is a medium-sized public school situated in Pasco, Washington. It awarded 5 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olympic College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington list. OC is a public institution located in Bremerton, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Highline College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in Washington. Located in Des Moines, Washington, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
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