Computer Information Systems at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a cis school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's cis program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Boston U Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

CIS Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Boston University.

Boston U Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical cis bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of cis master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Artificial Intelligence	25

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology
• Data Processing
• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Science

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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