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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from JMU.

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.

JMU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

JMU Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at JMU 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
	34
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	256
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	594

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in CIS from JMU. This makes it the #199 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from JMU Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $73,457. This is 38% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at JMU awarded 110 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	80
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

JMU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from JMU. About 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from JMU, 82% 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 James Madison University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 VA, the home state for James Madison 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 Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.