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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s” 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 Alabama, there were 1,777 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,062 and $27,546 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,476 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in computer information systems. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer information systems.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s. USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Montgomery, Alabama, and it awarded 27 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 22 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at University of Alabama in Huntsville
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 20 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Troy University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Troy University
Jacksonville State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University Computer Information Systems Report
Alabama A & M University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended CIS Major in Alabama for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Normal, Alabama, and it awarded 7 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alabama A & M University Computer Information Systems Report
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