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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on CIS Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 91,113 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, computer information systems is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In , computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $55,198 and had an average of $23,437 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42,792 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major” ranking looked at 869 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in computer information systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree cis students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Hawaii. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major. This small school is located in Kapolei, Hawaii, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at UOPX - Hawaii

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East-West University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East-West University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. East - West University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at East - West University

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University of the People
Pasadena, California

Out of the 869 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the People landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 217 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of the People

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico - Miami

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cis degrees to 276 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Georgia Gwinnett College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Lawrenceville, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cis degrees to 143 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Georgia Gwinnett College Computer Information Systems Report

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 458 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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IGlobal University
Vienna, Virginia

With a ranking of #9, IGlobal University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at IGlobal University

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #10. Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full Swarthmore Computer Information Systems Report

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Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota

Dakota State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cis students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Dakota State Computer Information Systems Report

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American University of Puerto Rico landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. American University of Puerto Rico is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manati, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full AUPR Manati Computer Information Systems Report

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Berea College
Berea, Kentucky

Berea College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Located in Berea, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cis students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Berea College

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 978 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at UT Dallas

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cis degrees to 28 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Aurora, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 384 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Colorado State University - Global Campus

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Peirce College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Peirce College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking. Peirce College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Peirce Computer Information Systems Report

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Haverford College
Haverford, Pennsylvania

Haverford College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Haverford College is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Haverford Computer Information Systems Report

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With a ranking of #21, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cis degrees to 103 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Middle Georgia State University Computer Information Systems Report

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Macalester College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Macalester College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #22. Macalester is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 58 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Macalester Computer Information Systems Report

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With a ranking of #23, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 847 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Information Systems at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #24. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Computer Information Systems Report

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American University of Puerto Rico did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major ranking, coming in at #25. AUPR Bayamon is located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.

Full AUPR Bayamon Computer Information Systems Report

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Beacon College
Leesburg, FL
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Park University
Parkville, MO
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Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
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Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
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Rice University
Houston, TX
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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
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Avila University
Kansas City, MO
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Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major

While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

RankCollegeLocation
51Saint Augustine’s UniversityRaleigh, NC
52Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA
53Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, KY
54Voorhees CollegeDenmark, SC
55Le Moyne - Owen CollegeMemphis, TN
56Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC
57Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA
58University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, FL
59Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
60Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, WV
61Birmingham Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL
62Lakeland UniversityPlymouth, WI
63University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL
64Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK
65Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
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66Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI
67Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA
68Strayer University - MississippiJackson, MS
68Fisk UniversityNashville, TN
70Barnard CollegeNew York, NY
71Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA
72Walsh CollegeTroy, MI
73Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PA
74Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO
74Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GA
76Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL
77Randolph - Macon CollegeAshland, VA
78Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL
79Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA
80University of Pittsburgh - BradfordBradford, PA
81Fontbonne UniversitySaint Louis, MO
82Strayer University - MarylandSuitland, MD
83Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC
84University of Pittsburgh - GreensburgGreensburg, PA
85Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX
86Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH
87University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, NH
88Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - MayaguezMayaguez, PR
89University of California - BerkeleyBerkeley, CA
90St Mary’s College of MarylandSt. Mary’s City, MD
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91Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA
92Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX
93University of South Carolina - UpstateSpartanburg, SC
94Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL
95University of Puerto Rico - PoncePonce, PR
96United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY
97Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA
98University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA
99St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY
100Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA
101Indiana University - BloomingtonBloomington, IN
102Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CT
103William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ
104Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA
105Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA
106Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA
107Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA
108University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadison, WI
109University of Washington - Seattle CampusSeattle, WA
110Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY
111Colorado Technical University - Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO
112Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY
113University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, ME
114Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY
115Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, MD
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116Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI
117University of Massachusetts - BostonBoston, MA
118Towson UniversityTowson, MD
119Universidad Politecnica de Puerto RicoHato Rey, PR
120Strayer University - AlabamaBirmingham, AL
121Saint Peter’s UniversityJersey City, NJ
122Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA
123Florida International UniversityMiami, FL
124Strayer University - South CarolinaGreenville, SC
125University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL
126Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY
127Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ
128Union College New YorkSchenectady, NY
129Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA
130Troy UniversityTroy, AL
131King UniversityBristol, TN

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