2025 Best Management Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in California

a master's degree in management information systems is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #63 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Management Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 141 master's degrees in management information systems to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on management information systems students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other management information systems students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt management information systems students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized management information systems related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for management information systems students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Management Information Systems Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Management Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Management Information Systems in California

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for management information systems students seeking a a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in MIS

1

The University of Arizona Global Campus
San Diego, CA

70 Annual Graduates

$90,671 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in management information systems has to take a look at The University of Arizona Global Campus. Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.

Management Information Systems master's degree recipients from The University of Arizona Global Campus get an earnings boost of approximately $8,216 above the typical income of management information systems majors.

More information about a master’s in management information systems from The University of Arizona Global Campus

2

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

57 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in management information systems has to take a look at University of La Verne. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of La Verne.More information about a master’s in management information systems from University of La Verne

Best Management Information Systems Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Management Information Systems Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	183	0
Oregon	158	3
Nevada	105	0
Hawaii	85	1
Alaska	52	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to MIS

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Management Information Systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

MIS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Management Information Systems	130
Information Resources Management	6
Other Management Information Systems and Services	5

Most Popular Majors Related to MIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	10,005
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	5,625
Human Resource Management	844
Accounting	742
Other Business, Management & Marketing	333
Finance & Financial Management	224
Entrepreneurial Studies	211
Taxation	203
Hospitality Management	116
General Business/Commerce	96

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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