Computer Information Systems at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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.

Harvard Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in CIS

Harvard Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

15% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of cis master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

In the cis master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	21
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

Computer Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	93

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110

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
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