Computer Information Systems at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563. Of the 2,965 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2021, 70 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.

UAB Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UAB Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how UAB 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 UAB 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 Master’s Degree Schools	137
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	183
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	736

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UAB. This makes it the #124 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 UAB Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $57,154. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAB, about 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAB Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from UAB. About 68% were men and 32% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAB also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Software Applications Developers	6,210	$96,400
Systems Software Developers	4,360	$105,890
Computer Systems Analysts	3,910	$84,950
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,850	$76,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.