Computer Information Systems at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Columbia Southern University.

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.

Columbia Southern University Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Columbia Southern University does offer online education options in CIS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia Southern University 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 Columbia Southern University 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 Online Computer Information Systems Schools	36
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	41
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	42
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	185
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	489

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Columbia Southern University Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia Southern University is $47,097. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Columbia Southern University. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Columbia Southern University also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.