Computer Information Systems at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 193 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Cornell Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 Cornell 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	10
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	18

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Cornell. This makes it the #31 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Cornell CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $90,735. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 70% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	48
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Cornell Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of CIS master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.