Computer Information Systems at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 77 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UNR.

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.

UNR Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UNR Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UNR 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 UNR 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 Master’s Degree Schools	146
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	207
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	700

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UNR. This makes it the #208 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNR CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $47,782. This is less than $53,242, which is the national average of all CIS majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CIS Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The CIS program at UNR awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	37
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNR Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from UNR. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Software Applications Developers	3,900	$105,640
Computer Workers	2,600	$72,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,830	$134,840
Computer Systems Analysts	1,750	$80,580
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,500	$84,330

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.