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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus MS in Computer Information Systems

The main focus area for this major is Informatics. 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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. 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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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus MS in CIS

#162 in the U.S
#10 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. This ranking takes a number of things into account when determining a school's overall quality. Ranking factors include student and faculty diversity, average graduate earnings, and average amount of student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State World Campus was ranked #162 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #10 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in CIS from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$22,186 Average Tuition and Fees
$41,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State World Campus was $903 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,682 $21,682
Fees $504 $504

Penn State World Campus CIS MS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. CIS students who received their master’s degree at Penn State World Campus took out an average of $41,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $41,425.

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How Much Can You Make With a MS in CIS From Penn State World Campus?

$91,900 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of CIS students who receive their master’s degree from Penn State World Campus is $91,900 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $75,650.

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Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online MS in CIS?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the CIS master’s degree program at Penn State World Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Master’s Student Diversity for CIS

74 Master's Degrees Awarded
9.5% Women
31.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 74 master’s degrees in CIS awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 9.5% of the students who received their MS in CIS in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.1% of the CIS master’s degrees at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 51
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

MS in CIS Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Informatics 74

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Information Science 37

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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