Computer Information Systems at University of Florida

Every computer information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CIS program at University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UF.

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.

UF Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in CIS for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UF Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UF 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 UF 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 Schools	35
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	43

In 2021, 336 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UF. This makes it the #13 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UF CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $76,677. This is 44% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at UF awarded 308 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University of Florida with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	134
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UF Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 336 CIS majors earned their master's degree from UF. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	314
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Analysis

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Software Applications Developers	38,160	$95,610
Computer Systems Analysts	24,970	$85,050
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,780	$79,070
Systems Software Developers	17,270	$102,590
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.