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Computer Information Systems at University of Maryland Global Campus

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Computer Information Systems at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a total student population of 58,526. Of the 7,697 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus in 2021, 534 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.

UMGC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

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? UMGC offers distance education options for CIS at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UMGC 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 UMGC 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 Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Value Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools 15
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Earnings of UMGC CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMGC is $62,555. This is 17% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

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CIS Student Demographics at UMGC

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

UMGC Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The CIS program at UMGC awarded 534 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UMGC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Maryland Global Campus with a bachelor's in CIS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 41
Black or African American 83
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 284
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 67

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

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 University of Maryland Global Campus.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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