Computer Information Systems at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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 Massachusetts - Lowell stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 18,150.

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.

UMass Lowell Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in CIS

UMass Lowell Computer Information Systems Rankings

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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.

CIS Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 44 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Lowell, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from UMass Lowell, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Information Science
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

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 Daderot under License

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