Computer Information Systems at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. In 2021, 236 CIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

UofSC Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at UofSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UofSC 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	288
	288
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	552

How Much Do CIS Graduates from UofSC Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $57,440. This is 8% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 236 CIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UofSC, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at UofSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	137
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Computer Systems Analysts	7,140	$80,200
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	5,780	$75,630
Software Applications Developers	4,580	$90,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,070	$120,720
Systems Software Developers	2,280	$80,250

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 Idibri under License

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