Computer Information Systems at Walsh College

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at Walsh College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Walsh is located in Troy, Michigan and approximately 1,744 students attend the school each year. Of the 276 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Walsh College in 2021, 31 of them were computer information systems majors.

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.

Walsh Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Walsh

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Walsh does offer online education options in CIS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Walsh Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at Walsh 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 Walsh 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
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	28
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	71
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular Online Computer Information Systems Schools	98
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	130
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	137
	149
	175
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	288
	315

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Walsh. This makes it the #121 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Walsh CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Walsh is $59,413. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at Walsh

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Walsh College.

Walsh Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from Walsh. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at Walsh 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 Walsh College with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Walsh Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from Walsh. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from Walsh, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Walsh College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Computer Systems Analysts	15,420	$83,900
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Systems Software Developers	10,320	$88,560
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.