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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from NKU.

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.

NKU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

NKU Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 NKU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190

Earnings of NKU CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $53,922. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 CIS majors earned their bachelor's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	94
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NKU 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
• Information Technology
• 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers	5,700	$86,300
Computer Systems Analysts	4,310	$71,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,190	$64,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,800	$119,470
Computer Workers	2,500	$79,420

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.