Computer Information Systems at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,582 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2021, 32 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.
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RPI Computer Information Systems Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
- Master’s Degree in CIS
RPI Computer Information Systems Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how RPI 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 RPI 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 Computer Information Systems Schools | 79 |
| Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools | 80 |
| Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 264 |
In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in CIS from RPI. This makes it the #73 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
How Much Do CIS Graduates from RPI Make?
The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at RPI is $78,367. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 47% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.
CIS Student Demographics at RPI
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
RPI Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in CIS.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
RPI Computer Information Systems Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in CIS.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 49 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
RPI also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
| Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
|---|---|---|
| Software Applications Developers | 52,640 | $116,830 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 44,030 | $106,320 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 27,070 | $190,310 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 25,940 | $94,940 |
| Systems Software Developers | 19,690 | $115,120 |
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 UpstateNYer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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