Computer Information Systems at Jackson State University

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what Jackson State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 34 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from Jackson State.

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.

Jackson State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Jackson State Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Jackson State performed in these rankings.

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 Jackson 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	248
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	355

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Jackson State. This makes it the #188 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

CIS Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Jackson State, about 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Jackson State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at Jackson State awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson 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 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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Systems Analysts	2,010	$66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Systems Software Developers	950	$86,360
Software Applications Developers	910	$85,470

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 Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.