The main focus area for this major is General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in CIS, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UPenn was $1,855 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $37,678 | $37,678 |
Fees | $4,082 | $4,082 |
UPenn does not offer an online option for its CIS doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPenn Online Learning page.
About 6.7% of the students who received their PhD in CIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 22.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the CIS doctor’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Computer & Information Sciences | 15 |
*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.