Computer Information Systems at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW - Madison Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in CIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

UW - Madison Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at UW - Madison 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in cis, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	157
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	320
International Students	285
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

UW - Madison Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of cis master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a cis major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	879

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Software Applications Developers	16,940	$87,700
Computer Systems Analysts	15,150	$82,480
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6,980	$75,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,970	$124,770
Systems Software Developers	3,790	$90,660

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.