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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

37 Colleges
$77,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

Of the 503 students majoring in CIS at UT Dallas, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 426 students majoring in CIS at UT Arlington, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Full Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 70% of the CIS majors at the school.

Full Computer Information Systems at Grand Canyon University Report

#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 27% of the CIS majors at the school.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 120 students majoring in CIS at University of Arizona, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Arizona Report

American InterContinental University - Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer information systems programs. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

About 30% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 70% are male.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Of the 96 students majoring in CIS at Texas A&M Kingsville, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 82% are male.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer information systems programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in CIS at UTSA, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Full Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer information systems programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 39% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 6,529
Arizona 2,554
Oklahoma 771
New Mexico 346

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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