Computer Information Systems at Mississippi State University

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if Mississippi State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 91 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from Mississippi 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.

Mississippi State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 Mississippi 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
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	58
	179

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Mississippi State. This makes it the #164 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Mississippi State Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mississippi State is $57,870. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CIS from Mississippi State. About 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	55
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 16 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mississippi State, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from Mississippi State, 56% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 Mississippi 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.