Computer Information Systems at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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 New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. In 2021, 47 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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.

UNM Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UNM Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how UNM 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 UNM 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 Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	151
	213
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	221
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	418

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UNM. This makes it the #99 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UNM Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $66,115. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 24% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNM Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

The CIS program at UNM awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNM also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,820	$76,700
Systems Software Developers	1,690	$94,690
Computer Systems Analysts	1,670	$84,660
Computer Workers	1,250	$79,540

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.