Computer Information Systems at Saint Louis University

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what Saint Louis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 12,229 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from SLU.

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.

SLU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SLU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SLU does offer online education options in CIS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SLU Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 SLU 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
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Basic Certificate Schools	49
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	99
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	363
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	625
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	854

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in CIS from SLU. This makes it the #199 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SLU CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SLU is $72,963. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 37% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in CIS from SLU. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at SLU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Saint Louis University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SLU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in CIS from SLU. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from SLU, 73% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SLU 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

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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Software Applications Developers	15,380	$93,880
Computer Systems Analysts	12,570	$83,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,620	$82,160
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610
Systems Software Developers	6,440	$94,140

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.