Computer Information Systems at University of North Texas

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

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 40,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 341 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from UNT.

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.

UNT Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

UNT Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UNT 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 UNT 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	41
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	62

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in CIS from UNT. This makes it the #63 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UNT Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNT is $65,613. This is 23% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 341 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from UNT. About 16% of these graduates were women and the other 84% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 North Texas with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	131
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UNT Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 72 CIS students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNT, about 61% were men and 39% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNT also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.