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Business Administration, Computer Information Systems Concentration, BA Online

Technology’s influence has made it necessary for organizations to ensure that their technology investments align with the goals and functions of the business.

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Online Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems Concentration Program Overview

NEC’s online Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems (CIS) concentration prepares you to use technology to solve business challenges in multiple sectors, such as healthcare, banking, manufacturing, and professional services.

You’ll gain a solid liberal arts foundation while learning to use technology to address business challenges. Courses emphasize practical skills, such as using detailed customer information to boost sales or designing databases that improve operational efficiency. The program teaches real-world communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills that can open the door to technology-focused career opportunities.

 

Available Concentrations

 

Additional Academic Options

  • Associate of Arts: Receive a general business background in two years.
  • Master of Business Administration: If you are especially motivated, you can qualify to participate in our accelerated Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and earn both a BA and an MBA in under five years. Both degrees may be earned with a combined 148 credits, and after receiving your bachelor’s degree at NEC, you will be eligible for a 25% discount on the master’s program.

Computer Information Systems Business Degree Program Highlights

100% Online In-Demand Skills Expert Faculty
Designed for busy students, the fully online format offers flexibility and seven-week terms so you can graduate sooner. Strengthen in-demand business and tech skills, including database management, operations management, and programming. NEC’s faculty bring subject matter expertise and professional experience working in the field. 

Why Earn Your Business Administration Computer Information Systems Degree?

NEC’s business administration majors strengthen their analytical and problem-solving skills while exploring core topics, like finance, accounting, and marketing. The program emphasizes leadership and management skills. By adding a CIS concentration, graduates advance their understanding of the role of technology in strategic development.

Through case studies and hands-on learning opportunities, the CIS courses cover enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, and operational efficiency. Majors strengthen their programming and software skills, with a focus on applied learning.

With an online computer information systems business degree, graduates qualify for several in-demand, high-paying career paths.

 

Business Administration, Computer Information Systems Concentration Learning Outcomes

Students who complete NEC’s Business Administration CIS concentration will be able to:

  • Apply language and principles of accounting, marketing, management, and finance
  • Analyze decisions, using quantitative methods and information systems
  • Evaluate the legal, ethical, and global environments
  • Develop effective decisions and actions for sustainable enterprise

What Can You Do with an Information Systems Business Degree?

An information systems business degree prepares graduates for technology-focused careers in business. By pursuing a CIS concentration, business majors add valuable technical skills to their degrees. Learning how to apply technology to business problems can lead to opportunities as analysts or database administrators.

Computer systems analysts will see 10% job growth from 2022 to 2032, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Database administrators will see 7% job growth, which is faster than average for all occupations.

Computer Systems Analyst

$103,800*

 Database Administrator

$101,510*

 Data Analyst

$67,300**
*Salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2023

**Salary data from Payscale, as of April 2024

 

Accreditation

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addition to institutional accreditation by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), NEC is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for the following business programs:

  • BA in Business Administration, online and on campus, all concentrations
  • MBA, all concentrations, English and Spanish
  • MBA Executive program, all concentrations

Why Choose NEC?

New England College (NEC) is a private, nonprofit college founded in 1946 to serve the needs of servicepeople attending college on the GI Bill after World War II and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Today, NEC is an innovative, military-friendly institution and one of the top five liberal arts colleges in New Hampshire.

NEC offers 60 associate and bachelor’s degrees, as well as more than 20 master’s degrees and one doctoral degree program, all delivered by dedicated faculty focused on giving students opportunities to live what they learn. With access to many clubs, outdoor activities, natural areas, internships, and professor-led trips, NEC students have many ways to meet new people and try new things.

At NEC, the world is your classroom.

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Recognition and Rankings

NEC Ranked Top Online College in New HampshireForbesadvisor.com logo for best online colleges in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as one of the best Online Colleges in New Hampshire, as acknowledged by Forbes Advisor, a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

 

 

 

 

 

NEC Ranked Top Online Degree ProgramIntelligent.com logo for Best Online College in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as a leading online college in NH, as acknowledged by Intelligent.com, a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

 

 

 

 

 

NEC Ranked Top College in New HampshireEdurank logo for best college in New Hampshire

New England College in New Hampshire has earned recognition as a leading college in NH, as acknowledged by EduRank, a credible source for evaluating higher education programs.

 

 

Program Data

Below is information on student enrollment, yearly graduates, and the share that students in business programs make as a percentage of all NEC undergraduate students. The data shown is from the fiscal/academic year ending in June 2024. The data for each program includes all students in the below-referenced program, including those enrolled in a concentration.

Program Enrollment Share of Programs Graduates Graduates as a % of Enrollment
BA Residential 125 10.6% 25 10.1%
BA Online 52 4.4% 14 5.6%

 

Method of calculation:

  • Enrollments – includes any student who was enrolled in the program at any time during the fiscal/academic year 2024. Students who were enrolled in multiple semesters are only counted once.
  • Share of Programs – includes any student who was enrolled in the program at any time in the year 2024 taken as a percentage of all students enrolled in any NEC degree program at any time during the fiscal/academic year 2024. Students who were enrolled in multiple semesters are only counted once.
  • Graduates – included any student who graduated from one of the referred programs at any time during the fiscal/academic year 2024.
  • Graduates as a percentage of enrollment – the percent of graduating students as a percent of the total number of enrolled students during the fiscal/academic year 2024. Note that if all students who entered the four-year program stayed at NEC and graduated on time, this percent would be 25% as graduating seniors would make up a quarter of all the students enrolled in the program. A number less than 25% suggests that some students are taking longer to graduate, do not graduate, transfer, or that enrollments are uneven between years.

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Faculty

  • Dr. Cindi Nadelman

    Professor, Business and Computer Systems
    Phone: 603.428.2909
    Email: cnadelman@nec.edu

    Awards, Achievements, and Recent Press
    Awards:

    • NEC’s Kilgore Faculty of the Year Award, 2017

     

    Achievements:

    • Director of Veterans Affairs at NEC
      Service Officer in the American Legion, Post 78

     

    • Recent Press:
      Authored textbook and associated workbook titled Human Rights in a Digitally Connected World

     

    Educational Background
    DBA in Management Information Systems, Northcentral University
    MBA in Management Information Systems, Northcentral University
    Master of Public Administration, Georgia College and State University
    BS in Computer Science, University of Tampa
    BS in Education, Slippery Rock University

    Research Interests

    • Cybersecurity
    • Digital privacy
    • Identity theft
    • Implementation of distance-learning programs

     

    Bio
    Dr. Cindi Nadelman started her college teaching career while serving in the United States Air Force and stationed overseas. She is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. Nadelman teaches business, computer systems, and liberal arts seminar courses. She has a special interest in applying her practical experience to an academic setting so it is easily understood by all. In her free time, she enjoys playing golf, traveling, hiking, kayaking, swimming, and all other types of outdoor activities. She is a seasoned educator in technical programs with more than 25 years of experience.

  • Cynthia Burns Martin

    Professor, Business Administration; Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone: 603.428.2214
    Email: cmartin@nec.edu

    Expertise and Recent Press

    Expertise:
    Cynthia’s recent writing and public presentations are place-based non-fiction—prompted by oral tradition or published town histories; informed by extensive primary document research; focused on decisions made by individuals; and understood within the context of broad national and regional changes in the economy, technology, political environment, and society during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

    Recent Press:

    • New England College, Arcadia Publishing, 2016
    • Vinalhaven Island’s Maritime Industries, Arcadia Publishing, 2015
    • “Bodwell Granite Company Store and the Community of Vinalhaven, Maine, 1859–1919,” Maine History, 2012

     

    Educational Background
    MBA, Boston University
    AB in English Literature, Smith College

    Bio
    Cynthia Burns Martin, Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, is responsible for accreditation and assessment of New England College. She is a tenured Professor of Business Administration, with more than 30 years of fulltime teaching experience, primarily in undergraduate marketing and management, at NEC. In the past, she served as Assistant Dean of the Management Division, Chair of the Management Collegium, Chair of the Social Sciences Division, and Assistant Dean for Special Projects. She is an elected member of the Scholar Practitioner Committee of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, which publishes the Transnational Journal of Business.

  • Dr. Erin Wilkinson Hartung

    Dean of Management; Associate Professor, Business Administration
    Office: John Lyons Center
    Phone: 603.428.2301
    Email: ewilkinsonhartung@nec.edu

    Educational Background

    • DBA with specialization in International Business—Marketing, Alliant International University
    • MIBA, U.S. International University
    • BA in International Relations, Second Major in Business Economics, University of San Diego

     

    Research Interests

    • Social venture business models
    • Livelihood development and sustainable entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa

     

    Bio
    Erin Wilkinson Hartung is a marketing, academic, and business consultant with over 15 years of experience in higher education, global development, and small business advising. Her specialties include competitive analysis, international marketing, consumer behavior, and sustainable entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has held international teaching positions

    Wilkinson Hartung has consulted with numerous small business agencies—such as the SBDC, CWE, and MBDA—assisting small businesses with market planning and training, often times bringing client projects into the classroom. She also has experience in global development championing women’s empowerment as she has worked on several NGO-sponsored international livelihood development projects.

    Wilkinson Hartung is a Fulbright Scholar and spent 2012 teaching, doing research, and working on social venture marketing and sustainable entrepreneurship in Tanzania. She continues traveling to Tanzania and is active in her follow up on these entrepreneurship projects. Outside of her professional interests, Wilkinson Hartung travels widely, cooks, bikes, and kayaks. A transplant from southern California, she enjoys living in New England with her family and dogs.

  • Dr. Reza Jalili

    Faculty Reza Jalili

    K. H. William and Andrea Krueger Endowed Faculty Chair in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting
    Email: ajalili@nec.edu

    Expertise and Affiliations

    Expertise

    • Business economics
    • Experimental and behavioral economics
    • International accounting
    • Internal audit
    • Risk management
    • Research and publications in areas of managerial economics, quantitative methods, Middle Eastern economies, and behavioral economics

     

    Affiliations

    • Member of nine academic and professional organizations
    • Reviewer for six academic journals

     

    Educational Background
    PhD in Economics, University of New Hampshire
    MSA in Accounting, Bentley University
    MA in Economics, University of New Hampshire
    MBA in Managerial Accounting, James Madison University
    MS in Operation Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic institute
    BS in Accounting and Finance, N.I.O.C., College of Accountancy and Finance, Tehran, Iran

    Bio
    Dr. Jalili’s accounting career includes five years of experience as a staff accountant and supervising auditor, two years as an internal auditor, and three years as a chief financial officer. Beyond his hands-on accounting experience, he has worked as an independent consultant and has taught at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels for over 25 years.

    Dr. Jalili is married with two children. His interests include reading, formulating and solving problems, soccer, martial arts, mountain climbing, watching classic movies, opera, and old boxing matches.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to complete the Business Administration Computer Information Systems program?

Full-time students typically complete the 120-credit Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems concentration in four years.

 

How is the Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems program structured?

The online Computer Information Systems Bachelor of Business Administration program requires 120 credits, as follows:

  • Business Core Requirements (52 credits)
  • Computer Information Systems Concentration Requirements (12 credits)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum (40 credits)
  • Electives (16 credits)

 

What are the benefits of an information systems business degree?

An information systems business degree strengthens strategic management, problem-solving, and analytical skills. Graduates leave the program with a strong understanding of business operations, information systems, and strategic leadership. The program’s technical components prepare graduates for technology-focused business careers.

 

How do I enroll in the Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems program?

You can enroll in NEC’s Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems concentration program by applying directly on the university website. NEC doesn’t charge an application fee, and it doesn’t require standardized test scores.

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