Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. In 2021, 786 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Dallas.

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.

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

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 UT Dallas 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 Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	25
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
	86
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	101
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	109

In 2021, 503 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UT Dallas. This makes it the #5 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Dallas CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $66,488. This is 25% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UT Dallas

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at The University of Texas at Dallas.

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 786 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from UT Dallas. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Dallas since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	362
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	208
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

UT Dallas Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at UT Dallas awarded 503 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	402
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Dallas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.