Computer Information Systems at Prairie State College

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

Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and approximately 2,716 students attend the school each year.

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.

Prairie State College Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in CIS

Prairie State College Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Prairie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Prairie State College.

Prairie State College Computer Information Systems Associate’s Program

29% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of cis associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in cis only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at Prairie State College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

Prairie State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in cis graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie State College with a associate's in cis.

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

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Prairie State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	11

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 IL, the home state for Prairie State College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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