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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

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.

Harvard Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CIS

Harvard Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of cis master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

In the cis master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	21
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following cis concentations are available at Harvard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	93

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Programming
• 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.