by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major” ranking.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18,992 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major” ranking analyzed 338 colleges that offered a degree in computer information systems. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer information systems program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree cis students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend IGlobal University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. IGlobal University is a small private for-profit school situated in Vienna, Virginia. It awarded 55 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific States University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major. Pacific States University is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 2 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Pacific States University Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 2,076 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Georgia Tech
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern States University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Southern States University is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Southern States University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia International University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Virginia International University
With a ranking of #6, California Miramar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. California Miramar University is located in San Diego, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at California Miramar University
New England College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 165 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New England College Computer Information Systems Report
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #8. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 462 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of the Cumberlands Computer Information Systems Report
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 591 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University
Dakota State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Dakota State University is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #11. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 336 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Computer Information Systems Report
SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. This small school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 70 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 85 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Computer Information Systems Report
Syracuse University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 475 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 188 students 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 503 masters’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 3.8% 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 UT Dallas
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 116 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at UW Tacoma
American InterContinental University - Houston landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at American InterContinental University - Houston
Atlantis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #19. Atlantis University is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 12 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Atlantis University
Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #20. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 96 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Texas A&M Kingsville
Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 155 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology Computer Information Systems Report
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 110 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology Computer Information Systems Report
Rice University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Rice University
Clark University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Middle Georgia State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Middle Georgia State University
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
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