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Computer Information Systems at George Mason University

Computer Information Systems at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a cis school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's cis program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
  • Master’s Degree in CIS

GMU Computer Information Systems Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in cis, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at George Mason University.

GMU Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

34% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of cis master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in cis.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 35
International Students 228
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following cis concentations are available at George Mason University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences 101
Information Technology 69

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690
Systems Software Developers 27,800 $119,860
Computer Systems Analysts 26,800 $102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 18,520 $93,860
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270

References

*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.

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