Business Information Systems Major
Why Study Business Information Systems?
Business Information Systems (BIS) professionals use information technology to meet the managerial, informational and technology needs of business organizations. BIS students develop technology skills, business knowledge and competency in leadership, analytical thinking, business intelligence, business data analysis, project management and teamwork. Over the next decade (2021-31), the number of BIS jobs will grow by 16 percent in Connecticut, three times the national job market.
Why Study Business Information Systems at Eastern?
Students in Eastern's Business Information Systems (BIS) major develop technology skills, business knowledge and competency in leadership, analytical thinking, business intelligence, business data engineering, business analytics, project management and teamwork as they gain a competitive edge in the job market. In addition to classroom theory, BIS students complete practical team projects, take service-learning courses, work with advanced computer applications, design information systems and applications, and participate in related internships and co-ops. Other majors may also choose to take the BIS or Business Analytics minor.
Salary Potential
IS Manager, median salary
Data Scientist, median salary
* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
For more information on events & activities in the BIS major, please visit our BIS-ITSA Club Page. Here, you can find the club calendar and event write-ups to learn more about internship opportunities, networking events, and more.
Hands-on Learning
Undergraduate Research
Members of the Association of Information Technology Professionals have designed and built databases and other systems for local nonprofits such as the Covenant Soup Kitchen and the Grow Windham community garden.
Honor Society
Outstanding BIS students are inducted into the Alpha chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the national honor society for computing and information systems.
Internships
Business information systems students intern in a variety of locations.
Career Options
Students who pursue undergraduate degrees in Business Information Systems can have rewarding and successful careers in a variety of professional fields, including:
- Business Data Analytics and Process Specialist
- Business Network Administrator
- Business Analyst (Systems & Data)
- Business Intelligence Specialist
- Business Data Engineer
- Business Analytics Specialist
- Systems Integration Specialist
- Chief Information Officer
- Health Information Management
- Information Security Specialist
- Web/Cloud Developer
- IT/IS Project Manager
Successful Alumni
Recent Eastern students who earned a bachelor’s degree or a minor in Business Information Systems are at the following companies and professional/graduate schools:
- Accenture, COCC, DXC, EY, iDevice, Infosys, Oracle, PTC, Rapid7, and Tata in IT/IS/analytics consulting
- Aetna, Cigna, Travelers, Phoenix, Hartford Steam Boiler, and The Hartford insurance companies
- Backus, Hartford, St. Francis, Day-Kimball and Yale hospitals and healthcare
- Diameter Health, Evernorth, and Medtronic
- General Dynamics
- Google
- IBM
- Lockheed Martin
- Pfizer
- Prudential Financial & Voya Financial
- RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies)
- UCONN
In the News
BIS students win top awards at national IT competition
April 16, 2024
Students from the Business Information Systems/Information Technology Students of America (BIS-ITSA) club at Eastern Connecticut State University won top awards at the recent U.S. IT Collegiate Conference in Louisiana.
Biz-tech students ‘speed date’ alumni for career information
October 10, 2023
Eastern Connecticut State University’s Business Information Systems (BIS) program recently hosted a Biz-Tech and IT Career Conversations event that gave students the opportunity to sit down with alumni to learn about career options in their field.