by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. 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 New York, there were 5,710 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,110 and $20,863 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 589 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 New York”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 24 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 176 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at City Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mildred Elley Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. Mildred Elley Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Mildred Elley Albany
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 102 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Borough of Manhattan Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Jamestown Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. Jamestown, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full Jamestown Community College Computer Information Systems Report
Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking, coming in at #7. Garden City, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Nassau Community College
Erie Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 27 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Erie Community College
Monroe Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 27 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Monroe Community College
Suffolk County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Full Suffolk County Community College Computer Information Systems Report
Queensborough Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Bayside, New York, and it awarded 34 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Queensborough Community College
Columbia-Greene Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. Located in Hudson, New York, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Columbia-Greene Community College
With a ranking of #13, Cayuga County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. This small school is located in Auburn, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Cayuga County Community College
Corning Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking, coming in at #14. Corning Community College is a small public school situated in Corning, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Corning Community College
Adirondack Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. Adirondack Community College is a small school located in Queensbury, New York that handed out 3 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Adirondack Community College
With a ranking of #16, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 20 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Computer Information Systems Report
Morrisville State College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. Morrisville State College is a public institution located in Morrisville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Morrisville State College Computer Information Systems Report
Finger Lakes Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 2 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Finger Lakes Community College
Herkimer County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking, coming in at #19. Herkimer County Community College is located in Herkimer, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Orange County Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. Middletown, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at SUNY Orange
With a ranking of #19, Touro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. Touro College is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 36 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Touro College
Niagara County Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. Located in Sanborn, New York, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Niagara County Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. Located in Dryden, New York, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Tompkins Cortland Community College
SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. SUNY Schenectady is located in Schenectady, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Utica, New York that handed out 0 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mohawk Valley Community College Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #19, Jefferson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. Watertown, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Jefferson Community College Computer Information Systems Report
St John’s University - New York ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s CIS degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at St John’s University - New York
SUNY Delhi came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. SUNY Delhi is a small school located in Delhi, New York that handed out 6 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, SUNY Westchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Valhalla, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Westchester Community College Computer Information Systems Report
Onondaga Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on CIS Major in New York ranking. OCC is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Onondaga Community College
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