Computer Information Systems at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 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.

Kent State Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CIS

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

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, Kent State does offer online courses in CIS for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Computer Information Systems Rankings

CIS Student Demographics at Kent State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Kent State University at Kent.

Kent State Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 CIS majors earned their master's degree from Kent State. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from Kent State, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	45
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Science

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Software Applications Developers	35,100	$95,090
Computer Systems Analysts	29,010	$89,420
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,390	$135,510
Computer Workers	12,160	$82,440
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12,090	$80,500

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.