2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region
85
Ranked Colleges
5,789
Degrees Awarded
$55,730
Avg Salary
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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 88,434 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer information systems is the 9th most popular major in the United States. 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 the Southwest region, there were 11,637 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,446 and $28,134 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,789 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 85 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree cis students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 786 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 61 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 51 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at OSU Institute of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navajo Technical University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Navajo Technical University
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full American InterContinental University - Houston Computer Information Systems Report
East Central University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at East Central University
Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 149 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Rice
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at NWOSU
Trinity University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Trinity University
Southwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Georgetown, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Southwestern
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at American InterContinental University - Online
With a ranking of #12, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at NMSU Main Campus
Texas Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 309 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Texas Tech University
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 341 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at UNT
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at University of Central Oklahoma
Strayer University - Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Strayer University - Texas
University of Houston landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 358 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Computer Information Systems Report
Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oklahoma Panhandle State University Computer Information Systems Report
Texas A&M University - Texarkana came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Texarkana, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Texas A&M University - Texarkana
With a ranking of #20, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 101 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Houston - Downtown
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 798 bachelors’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Phoenix - Arizona
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso Computer Information Systems Report
Cameron University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Full Cameron University Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #24, Langston University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Langston University
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 438 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin Computer Information Systems Report
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