Computer Information Systems at Kennesaw State University

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

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 246 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from KSU Georgia.

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.

KSU Georgia Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KSU Georgia

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

KSU Georgia Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at KSU Georgia 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 KSU Georgia 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
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	38
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	302

In 2021, 115 students received their master’s degree in CIS from KSU Georgia. This makes it the #35 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of KSU Georgia CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at KSU Georgia is $54,625. This is 3% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at KSU Georgia awarded 246 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at KSU Georgia since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	118
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

KSU Georgia Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of CIS master's degrees went to men and 43% 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 Kennesaw State University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	32
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Programming
• Information Science
• 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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Computer Workers	21,500	$90,140
Computer Systems Analysts	19,160	$91,060
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,990	$143,930
Systems Software Developers	12,910	$105,100

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.