Computer Information Systems at Clemson University

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

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and approximately 26,406 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 145 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from Clemson.

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.

Clemson Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Clemson Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 Clemson 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	24
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	82
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	404

In 2021, 88 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Clemson. This makes it the #49 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Clemson CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Clemson is $63,762. This is 20% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from Clemson. About 12% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Clemson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	107
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Clemson Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 CIS majors earned their master's degree from Clemson. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Clemson also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Programming
• 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 SC, the home state for Clemson University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer Systems Analysts	7,140	$80,200
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5,780	$75,630
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250

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 hager.angie under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.