Computer Information Systems at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a CIS school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CIS program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 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.

RIT Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

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.

RIT does offer online education options in CIS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

RIT Computer Information Systems Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a master's degree in CIS from RIT. About 39% were men and 61% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Science
• Information Technology
• Computer Software & Applications
• 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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.