Computer Information Systems at Purdue University - Main Campus

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 213 of them were computer information systems majors.

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.

Purdue Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Purdue Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 Purdue 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
	38
	81

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Purdue. This makes it the #108 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Purdue CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $67,558. This is 27% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 213 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from Purdue in 2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	131
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Purdue Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from Purdue. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Systems Analysts	9,760	$79,750
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6,710	$75,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,860	$124,490
Computer Network Architects	3,620	$88,210

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.