Computer Information Systems at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,791 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Towson University in 2021, 218 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.

Towson Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Towson

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Towson offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Towson Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Towson 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 Towson 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	32
	44
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
	69
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Towson. This makes it the #58 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Towson CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $49,592. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 218 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Towson in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	85
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	72
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Towson Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 76 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from Towson in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Towson also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Information Science
• Information Technology
• 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Computer Systems Analysts	18,340	$97,720
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Systems Software Developers	15,430	$119,860
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Software Applications Developers	12,780	$108,850

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.