Computer Information Systems at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying computer information systems, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students received their master's degree in CIS.

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

• Master’s Degree in CIS
• Doctorate Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in CIS for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students earned a master's degree in CIS from GMU. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Software & Applications

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.