Computer Information Systems at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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.

Southern Miss Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Southern Miss 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.

CIS Student Demographics at Southern Miss

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at University of Southern Mississippi.

Southern Miss Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cis at Southern Miss 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Southern Miss Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of cis master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	52

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences
• Data Processing

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Computer Systems Analysts	2,010	$66,790
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,270	$75,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,150	$100,300
Systems Software Developers	950	$86,360
Software Applications Developers	910	$85,470

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

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