2025 Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in New York

Computer Information Systems is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #15 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 457 associate degrees in computer information systems to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Information Systems School for Your Associate Degree

The cis associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer information systems students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer information systems students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer information systems students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer information systems related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer information systems students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Information Systems in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer information systems.

10 Top New York Schools for an Associate in CIS

1

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Rochester Institute of Technology is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in computer information systems. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.More information about a associate in computer information systems from Rochester Institute of Technology

2

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

29 Annual Graduates

$39,199 Median Starting Salary

Nassau Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in computer information systems. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Associate recipients from the computer information systems degree program at Nassau Community College get $9,493 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a associate in computer information systems from Nassau Community College

3

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

35 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in computer information systems needs to look into Suffolk County Community College. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in computer information systems from Suffolk County Community College

4

Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY

21 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in computer information systems has to check out Queensborough Community College. QCC is a large public college located in the city of Bayside.More information about a associate in computer information systems from Queensborough Community College

5

Monroe College
Bronx, NY

39 Annual Graduates

$22,788 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After graduation, cis associate recipients typically make about $22,788 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in computer information systems from Monroe College

6

Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY

82 Annual Graduates

$26,582 Median Starting Salary

BMCC is a large public college located in the large city of New York.

After graduation, cis associate recipients generally make an average of $26,582 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in computer information systems from Borough of Manhattan Community College

7

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY

25 Annual Graduates

$35,253 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Those computer information systems students who get their associate degree from Erie Community College receive $5,547 more than the typical cis grad.

More information about a associate in computer information systems from Erie Community College

8

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY

149 Annual Graduates

$21,375 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, cis associate recipients generally make about $21,375 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in computer information systems from New York City College of Technology

9

Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY

13 Annual Graduates

$33,038 Median Starting Salary

Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Computer Information Systems associate degree recipients from Monroe Community College earn a boost of around $3,332 above the typical income of computer information systems majors.

More information about a associate in computer information systems from Monroe Community College

10

Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY

14 Annual Graduates

Jamestown Community College is a small public college located in the town of Jamestown.More information about a associate in computer information systems from Jamestown Community College

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Computer Information Systems Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	179	384
New Jersey	137	395
Maryland	126	522
Delaware	60	98

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Rankings in Majors Related to CIS

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Information Systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	278
Information Technology	176
Informatics	3

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	622
Information Technology	303
Information Science	220
Computer Software & Applications	139
Data Processing	73
Computer Programming	49
Computer Systems Networking	27
Data Entry	7
Other Computer & Information Sciences	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.