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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 188 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.

Iowa State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Iowa State 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 Iowa State 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 Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265

In 2021, 93 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Iowa State. This makes it the #45 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

CIS Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 188 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa State. Of these graduates, 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	114
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Iowa State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 93 students who graduated with a master’s in CIS from Iowa State in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from Iowa State, 59% 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 Iowa State University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	55
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Computer Systems Analysts	7,330	$84,300
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,480	$74,940
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.