Computer Information Systems at Fairfield University

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what Fairfield University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 5,513 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,066 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in 2021, 23 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.

Fairfield U Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Fairfield U Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Fairfield U 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 Fairfield U 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 Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	750

CIS Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of CIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Fairfield U 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 Fairfield University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Fairfield U 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 CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Software Applications Developers	11,540	$105,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,430	$147,440
Computer Systems Analysts	6,860	$94,530
Systems Software Developers	3,560	$102,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,890	$93,230

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 Stagophile under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.