Computer Information Systems at Columbus State University

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

CSU is located in Columbus, Georgia and has a total student population of 8,372. Of the 1,035 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbus State University in 2021, 80 of them were computer information systems majors.

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.

CSU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

CSU Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how CSU 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 CSU 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 Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	97
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
	168
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	205
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	520
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	520

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in CIS from CSU. This makes it the #149 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSU CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSU is $50,668. 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 CSU

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

CSU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from CSU in 2021, 78% were men and 23% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Columbus State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at CSU awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 90% of these degrees went to men with the other 10% going to women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Columbus State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer Systems Analysts	19,160	$91,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.