2025 Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Computer Information Systems is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 bachelor's degrees in computer information systems during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer information systems students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer information systems students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer information systems to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer information systems related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer information systems students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Information Systems in Rhode Island

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for computer information systems students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in CIS

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

37 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in computer information systems from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

90 Annual Graduates

$67,736 Median Starting Salary

$15,581 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, cis bachelor's recipients generally earn about $67,736 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in computer information systems from University of Rhode Island

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Computer Information Systems Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	939
Connecticut	183	531
New Hampshire	157	676
Maine	156	36
Vermont	155	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to CIS

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Information Systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	127
Information Technology	10

Most Popular Majors Related to CIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	326
Computer Software & Applications	121
Information Technology	48
Computer Programming	25
Computer Systems Networking	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.