Computer Information Systems at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 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.

UMass Lowell Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CIS

UMass Lowell Computer Information Systems Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in CIS, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a master’s in CIS from UMass Lowell in 2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

Of the students who received a CIS master's degree from UMass Lowell, 52% 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 41% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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