Computer Information Systems at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 150 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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.

CSUN Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

CSUN Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at CSUN 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
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429

How Much Do CIS Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $54,120. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	38
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CSUN 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

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