Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

WKU Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cis at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in cis.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WKU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of cis master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	48
General Computer & Information Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Computer 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Software Applications Developers	5,700	$86,300
Computer Systems Analysts	4,310	$71,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,190	$64,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,800	$119,470
Computer Workers	2,500	$79,420

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.