Computer Information Systems at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arizona in 2021, 90 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.

University of Arizona Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how University of Arizona performed in these rankings.

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 University of Arizona 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 Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117

In 2021, 120 students received their master’s degree in CIS from University of Arizona. This makes it the #32 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of University of Arizona CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $46,907. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from University of Arizona. 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 University of Arizona since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	39
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

University of Arizona Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 120 students who graduated with a master’s in CIS from University of Arizona in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

University of Arizona 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
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Software Applications Developers	14,130	$98,670
Computer Systems Analysts	11,570	$88,970
Systems Software Developers	11,500	$103,860
Computer Workers	9,150	$85,010
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	7,330	$85,850

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.