Computer Information Systems at California State University - Los Angeles

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Cal State LA.

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.

Cal State LA Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Cal State LA Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Cal State LA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at Cal State LA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	134
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	160

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Cal State LA. This makes it the #121 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $42,779. This is less than $53,242, which is the national average of all CIS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CIS Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State LA, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CIS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cal State LA Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State LA also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.