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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.
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.
$171.2K
Median Salary, IT Manager
$112.5K
Median Salary, Data Scientist
$131.4K
Median Salary, Software Developer
$95.3K
Median Salary, Web Developer
15%
Job Growth 2024-34, IT manager
34%
Job Growth 2024-34, Data Scientist
15%
Job Growth 2024-34, Software Developer
BIS students are involved in research areas such as: AI adoption differences between academia and insurance sectors, and adoption of AI impact and usages in different job/career sectors, developing AI applications, as well as success factors of higher education academic programs and initiatives. Use of business analytics, AI/BI, and data visualizations skills and tools are often used in the research.
Over the years the BIS Club teams has built databases and other systems for several local nonprofit organizations. For this the club has received national recognition through the Association of Information Technology Professionals and won or placed in top 10 nationally in collegiate competitions. Currently, BIS course students are undertaking information systems or business data analysis projects with the Town of Windham and multiple area nonprofits.
BIS students gain intern experience from a wide variety of companies and locations, ranging from local to national. These include: Aetna (CVS Health), Cigna, Ernst-Young, General Dynamics (E-Boat), The Hartford, IBM, Pfizer, RTX (Pratt & Whitney), Travelers & many more.
Students who pursue undergraduate degrees in Business Information Systems can have rewarding and successful careers in a variety of professional fields, including:
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:
An alumnus of Eastern’s business information systems program (BIS) recently advanced from his summer 2024 internship with insurance company The Hartford to a career position with the company. Joe Hines ‘25 now serves as a process analyst for the company’s leadership development program.
Six students from Eastern’s Business Information Systems/Information Technology Students of America (BIS-ITSA) club traveled to Springfield, MI, this past March to compete in the United States IT Collegiate Conference (USITCC), which welcomed 15 colleges and universities from across the country.
On Oct. 30, the Business Information Systems - IT Students of America (BIS-ITSA) club hosted their first Eastern-In-4 ELAC (Enhanced Liberal Arts Curriculum) advising workshop for new BIS students and transfers interested in the BIS programs and other related programs. The Eastern-In-4 program was created to prepare students for their next four years of advising and course registration.
