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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 15,039 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,932 and $25,665 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,983 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 177 colleges that offer a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 458 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full New Jersey Institute of Technology Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Swarthmore College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It awarded 54 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at Swarthmore College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Peirce College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Peirce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Haverford College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Haverford College is a small school located in Haverford, Pennsylvania that handed out 32 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Haverford
SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Utica, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cis degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
New York Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 134 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cis students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
The College of Westchester landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in White Plains, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 The College of Westchester Computer Information Systems Report
Juniata College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Juniata is a small school located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 613 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Computer Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #12, Barnard College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #13, Washington & Jefferson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. W&J is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
Full Washington & Jefferson College Computer Information Systems Report
Lincoln University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lincoln University is located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cis degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Pitt Bradford
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Greensburg is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Pitt Greensburg
St Mary’s College of Maryland did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. SMCM is a small public school situated in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. It awarded 18 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Computer Information Systems at St Mary’s College of Maryland
United States Military Academy did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. United States Military Academy is a small school located in West Point, New York that handed out 52 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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.
With a ranking of #20, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Computer Information Systems Report
St. Thomas Aquinas College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STAC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sparkill, New York. It awarded 9 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Keystone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Keystone College is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Keystone College
William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. William Paterson University of New Jersey is located in Wayne, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s cis degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 more about Computer Information Systems at William Paterson University of New Jersey
Lafayette College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lafayette is a small school located in Easton, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Lafayette
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s cis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Computer Information Systems Report
Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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