Computer Information Systems at Ferris State University

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the cis program at Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165.

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.

Ferris Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Ferris Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Ferris 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.

CIS Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in cis at Ferris are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Ferris Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cis at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following cis concentations are available at Ferris State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ferris State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	33

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Computer Systems Networking
• 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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Computer Systems Analysts	15,420	$83,900
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.