by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Rochester Institute of Technology. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in CIS, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at RIT paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,136 | $50,136 |
| Fees | $306 | $306 |
Online degrees for the RIT CIS master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIT Online Learning page.
About 46.3% 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 RIT in 2019-2020, 7.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 52 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Informatics | 67 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Information Science | 4 |
| Computer Science | 143 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 26 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 9 |
| Information Technology | 25 |
*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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