Computer Information Systems at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. Of the 1,560 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2021, 34 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.

WIU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

WIU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The CIS major at WIU 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.

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in CIS from WIU. This makes it the #81 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WIU CIS Graduates

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $56,058. This is 5% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

CIS Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from WIU in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CIS at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WIU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students earned a master's degree in CIS from WIU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WIU 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

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer Systems Analysts	28,130	$89,370
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.