Computer Information Systems at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from SIUE.

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.

SIUE Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

SIUE Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how SIUE 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 SIUE 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	31
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	219
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	325

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in CIS from SIUE. This makes it the #220 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SIUE CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUE is $51,510. This is less than $53,242, which is the national average of all CIS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CIS Student Demographics at SIUE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

SIUE Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CIS from SIUE in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SIUE Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 8 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUE, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from SIUE, 63% 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUE 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.