Computer Information Systems at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in CIS (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

VCU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical cis bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

VCU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of cis master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following cis concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	119

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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
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