by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Maryland, there were 2,268 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,251 and $26,553 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,138 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Maryland. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Suitland, Maryland, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Maryland Computer Information Systems Report
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, St Mary’s College of Maryland landed the #2 spot on the list. SMCM is a public institution located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Full St Mary’s College of Maryland Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capitol Technology University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. Capitol Tech is located in Laurel, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Capitol Technology University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. Towson, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 218 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 534 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 more about Computer Information Systems at University of Maryland Global Campus
With a ranking of #6, Morgan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 44 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Morgan State University
With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Princess Anne, Maryland, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Mount St Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. Mount St Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It awarded 20 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
United States Naval Academy came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland ranking. United States Naval Academy is a small public school situated in Annapolis, Maryland. It awarded 21 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full United States Naval Academy Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #10, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Johns Hopkins University
With a ranking of #11, Frostburg State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Frostburg State
With a ranking of #12, Bowie State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. Located in Bowie, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Bowie State University
With a ranking of #13, Goucher College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, McDaniel College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland list. McDaniel College is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 more about Computer Information Systems at McDaniel College
Salisbury University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Baltimore did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #16. UB is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 0 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at University of Baltimore
Washington Adventist University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland ranking. Takoma Park, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Washington Adventist University
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Maryland ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 115 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Maryland - College Park Computer Information Systems Report
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