Computer Information Systems at Grand Valley 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 Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

GVSU Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 GVSU 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	115
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	149

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in CIS from GVSU. This makes it the #137 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $62,211. This is 17% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from GVSU. About 11% of these graduates were women and the other 89% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	67
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GVSU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from GVSU in 2020-2021, 96% were men and 4% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from GVSU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley 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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.