Computer Information Systems at George Mason 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 George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

GMU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at GMU 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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in cis, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	319
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	184
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

GMU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of cis master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	35
International Students	228
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	460
General Computer & Information Sciences	416

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Science
• Computer Software & Applications

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.