by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Information Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Information Systems is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in CIS, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Cornell paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
CIS who receive their master’s degree from Cornell make an average of $83,177 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $75,650.
Cornell does not offer an online option for its CIS master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
About 54.2% of the students who received their MS in CIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in CIS at Cornell in 2019-2020, 17.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 89 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Information Technology | 131 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 279 |
| Information Technology | 83 |
*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.
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