CSIS - Career outlook


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Computer Science & Information Systems
CSIS . 652 BBSouth . Murray State University . Murray . KY . 42071

Career paths for our graduates

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) projects tremendous growth and high salaries for those seeking careers in computer-related industries. Our graduates are successfully placed in a variety of managerial and technical positions in Information Systems, IT management, E-business, Systems Analysis, Project Management at small, medium and large businesses and/or non-profit organizations

Sample of employers
Our students work for employers that span the entire spectrum from local small businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Some examples are (in no particular order):

Deloitte and Touche
JC Penney
Caterpillar
International Paper Inc
State Farm Insurance
Tennessee Valley Authority
LexisNexis
Ligon International
Intergraph
ISP Chemicals
Teledyne Browne Engineering
CISCO

Microsoft
Vistela.com
Ernst and Young
Shoe Carnival
Westvaco
Anheuser-Busch
United Systems and Software
Ingram Book Company
Lucent Technologies
Apex.net (founders)
Lexmark
Computer Services Inc.

... and many others. The strong foundation provided by our curriculum enables students to work in roles that span the entire Information Technology Spectrum - Software development, Network Administration, Database administration, data security, network testing, quality control, software and network installation, training, project management etc. Career choices are not restricted to the mainframe or Intel platform. We have alumni working in Unix/Linux environments as well as huge mainframes.

Salaries are beginning to race up again. Our class of 2006 is rather small because students fearing the offshoring industry switched to other majors. Those who stayed are now able to pick and choose from the numerous offers they are getting. One of our 2006 CIS grads has received 2 offers above 50k and he doesn't graduate till May! He is scheduled for a third interview with a Fortune 100 company in this region. Even this person will admit that programming was not his forte. But he is reaping the benefits of sticking with and graduating with a CIS degree. The following table summarizes typical job titles for our graduates in the South East [Source:DataMasters - 2003 data]

Title South East Region

Low Median High

Manager, Sys. Analysis & Prog. $80,965 $101,875 $117,830

Sys. Analyst/Prog./Proj. Leader $63,503 $80,593 $96,323

Systems Analyst Programmer $54,305 $66,187 $76,596

Web Developer $70,349 $80,288 $91,386

In addition quite a few have discovered the joys of being their own boss (independent contractors). You can also click on these links to sample job opportunities nationwide and the successful CSC/CIS graduate's earning potential.

Occupation outlook (BLS):
Software Engineers
Computer Scientist & Database administrators Computer Programmer
Computer & Information Systems Manager

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Our grads at work
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