2024 Best Colleges for Management Information Systems

SUMMARY

Going to school for Management Information Systems is not only a valuable choice, but frequently a requisite first step for undergraduates seeking to begin a career as a data systems scientist, a ‎information security analyst, or a web content specialist. Interestingly, management information systems is somewhat popular coming in at the 52nd most popular degree. Last academic year alone, there were 9,254 management information systems graduates. In-state tuition for management information systems at private universities is, on average, 3.4 times more costly than their public counterparts.

There are 370 institutions which offer management information systems. This number of colleges is fairly average in terms of the number of institutions which offer each degree. If you are looking to surround yourself with other management information systems majors, consider colleges in Texas which have the most undergrads admitted to management information systems annually. Zooming out, the best region to pursue management information systems is in the Southeast region with University of Georgia, University of South Florida-Main Campus, and Old Dominion University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the top conference to study management information systems is the Conference USA with Florida Atlantic University, University of North Texas, and Old Dominion University representing the conference. That said, our belief is that the best school for management information systems is University of Notre Dame. You might also want to check out our list of best colleges.

The objectively 'best' school might not actually be the best school for every student. There might be tons of perspectives to think about when deciding on school. Things such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food could refashion one's feelings of where to go to college. Here at authority.org, we have examined the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which management information systems university boasts the top campus, the answer is New York University. If, for example, you are very interested in which university is home to the best campus, we have a whole list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through student reviews, government databases, professor reviews, and more to compare all U.S. majors in an unbiased and informative way. You can find our well researched list for the colleges with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our selection for the school with the best student life for management information systems is University of Notre Dame. Are you curious why? Continue scrolling to learn more about Authority's top selections. Some of our conclusions will probably surprise you.

If cost is a primary factor in your decisions, you might consider avoiding University of Notre Dame. University of Notre Dame&nbspis our most expensive university for management information systems, at least for out of state students. We have a page for the most expensive&nbspuniversities that could put the expense at University of Notre Dame&nbspinto perspective. Additionally, you could want to know that management information systems is the 143rd most expensive major in the United States, with an average bill of $34,400. On a broader scale, the most expensive state for management information systems in the nation is Vermont with costs at the main institution, Champlain College, of $41,728. To zoom out even further, the most costly region of the U.S. for management information systems is the Mid East region which is best demonstrated with New York University with a cost of $50,684, Drexel University with a cost of $52,146, and Villanova University with a cost of $54,550.

Our cheapest region for management information systems is the Southeast region which is represented by Nicholls State University with a cost of $6,015, Delta State University with a cost of $7,501, and Western Carolina University with a cost of $5,000. More optimistically, the most affordable university for management information systems is University of South Florida-Main Campus. Our comprehensive list of the most affordable colleges can be found here.

In-state students can expect to pay around $9,600 for a degree in management information systems. That price inflates significantly to a median of $21,600 for an out-of-state public-school undergraduate. As such, you might be interested in our pick for the school constituting the best value for management information systems: University of Notre Dame. Here you will find our comprehensive list on the colleges we see as being the best value&nbspin general. With that said, this idea is based on being an out-of-state student. The value proposition changes when in-state tuition costs are considered, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.

Earnings for management information systems students can cover a wide range, but two-years after leaving college students will often earn around $69,700. While there is a lot of variation in earnings potential; top earners can experience pay up to $108,800. Even straight out of school, the minimum earning positions within the management information systems field make $45,100, which could be worse. The top earning graduates for management information systems attended Villanova University&nbspand if you are looking for schools with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The all-around diversity of management information systems is decent, being within the 71st percentile of all programs. The university with the highest composite diversity for management information systems is New York University&nbspand here you can find our general list for the colleges with the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Management Information Systems major is only within the 55th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is actually above financial diversity, ranking in the 69th percentile. White collegians make up the largest share at 56% of students majoring in management information systems. Additionally, 67% of undergrads seeking a management information systems degree are men.

The median rating of management information systems' professors is 4 stars, a ranking that is exactly the median for every major; this is a fine. If you are interested in the most popular management information systems instructor in the country, take a look at Zachary Rich from Savannah College of Art and Design. This may surprise you, but the highest ranked instructors of management information systems by student come from Savannah College of Art and Design. If we consider data beyond simply rankings we find that the college possessing comprehensively the best instructors for management information systems is University of Notre Dame. One can find an explanation of our ever evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, along with many of the top instructors in the U.S.

Finally, the hardest college to get into for management information systems is University of Notre Dame. While we think of this list more as a novelty, we do have a general list for the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we do hope you understand that considering academics from context mainly derived from superlatives could be said to be the root of many of higher education's fundamental problems. We at Authority encourage you to look at some of our other pages on individual schools and peruse some of our helpful background articles on useful things to consider as your college search continues.