Computer Information Systems at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,684 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2021, 115 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.

UAH Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UAH Computer Information Systems Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at UAH 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
	102
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	141

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UAH. This makes it the #143 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UAH CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAH is $63,538. This is 19% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 115 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAH, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UAH 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 in Huntsville with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	86
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAH Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from UAH in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 in Huntsville.

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.