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

$159,010

IS Manager, median salary

$100,910

Data Scientist, median salary

$109,0020

Software Developer

$78,300

Web Developer

* U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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
Raytheon Technologies (formerly United Technologies)
UCONN

For more information

citursa@easternct.edu
(860) 465-0077

Alumni Testimonials

Cybersecurity Engineer

Brandon Berlin ’14

Business Information Systems major Brandon Berlin is a senior information security engineer at XPO. “I’m thankful to the BIS program for its knowledgeable and encouraging professors. I learned valuable skills such as teambuilding, self-motivation and leadership. At Eastern, I gained the necessary tools for success in the workplace, and I couldn’t be happier with my current position.”

Business Information Systems

Christopher Marchand ’15

Chris is co-founder and CEO of Bunsen Health, which manages healthcare and medical data. “Eastern’s professors either work in the field or have vast professional experience and thus can teach with real-world knowledge. They care about each student and are able to do so because of small class sizes.”

Business Information Systems

Brittany A. Noonan ’18

Brittany is senior product manager at Amwell. She started her IT career as an on-campus intern in Cigna’s Technology Early Career Development Program before moving to Diameter Health and now to Amwell. “The internship opened so many doors for my career."

Travelers Insurance

Tyler Stebbins ’16

Tyler is a senior cybersecurity technologist at Travelers Insurance. “The BIS program at Eastern did an excellent job of simulating real-world project scenarios, which taught me about the various stages of software development. I learned how to manage and understand business criteria in the workplace.”

Project Management

Freddy Cruz '18

Freddy is a consulting manager specializing in technology project management at Deloitte. He was a student leader on campus, serving as president of Eastern’s Organization of Latin American Students and working as a resident assistant and student orientation counselor. "Get involved with anything that's going to take you to the next level. Find those students who might not be where you are and help them to elevate themselves."

Systems Analyst

Alex Bogle ’12

Economics major and Business Information Systems minor Alex Bogle is an operational excellence lead at Cigna. “I had an internship with Cigna right on the Eastern campus, which allowed me to work part time while being a full-time student. Now that I’m a part of the information systems community, there are dozens of opportunities that satisfy my interest in both economics and IT.”

App Development

AJ Brisson ’12

Business Information Systems major AJ Brisson is a senior web developer at Toast, Inc. “The BIS program at Eastern allowed me to gain invaluable experience working on real-world problems in project teams of varying sizes. Collaborating with others, sharing and receiving feedback, and being a team player are skills that I use every day.”

Technical Analyst

Donal Cheung ’16

Business Information Systems major Donal Cheung is a senior consultant for Keyrus. “BIS was the right choice for me because I like coding, technology and business. Since graduating, I’ve held several technical positions and been offered several more. All these roles differ from each other, but I’m prepared because Eastern’s BIS program gave me the foundation I need to do well in many IT positions.”

Google Tech Program Manager

Nate Belay '20

A native of Ethiopia, Nate was the only international student in Eastern’s Honors Program. He is now lead technical program manager of Google’s Android Jetpack program. “I am responsible for spearheading the critical end-to-end pipeline of more than 200 Android Jetpack libraries to internal teams (e.g. Google Search, YouTube), and millions of external developers (e.g. WhatsApp) to build mobile applications that reach billions of end users.”