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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and approximately 14,064 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Kean.

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.

Kean Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kean

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Kean offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Kean Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Kean 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 Kean 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
	88
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	133
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
	147
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	214
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	254

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Kean. This makes it the #215 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Kean Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kean is $61,311. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at Kean awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 79% of these degrees went to men with the other 21% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Kean University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Kean Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in CIS from Kean. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking

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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Computer and Information Systems Managers	14,280	$176,690
Computer Systems Analysts	13,710	$107,540
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,370	$99,070
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210

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 Daniel Collins under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.