by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 10,966 people earned their degree in general management information systems, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,359 general management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,797 general management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 45 colleges that offered a degree in general management information systems. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general management information systems program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree mis students.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Wiley College General Management Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 128 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at University of Houston - Downtown
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 307 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mis students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at UH
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mis degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - San Antonio General Management Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Baylor University
With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 206 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mis students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at University of Arizona
University of Tulsa landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 21 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Tulsa General Management Information Systems Report
MSU Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mis students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at MSU Texas
Prairie View A & M University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at University of the Incarnate Word
Texas Lutheran University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mis students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at Texas Lutheran University
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at The University of Texas at San Antonio
With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mis degrees to 213 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full The University of Texas at Austin General Management Information Systems Report
Northern Arizona University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at NAU
West Texas A&M University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full West Texas A&M University General Management Information Systems Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Clear Lake General Management Information Systems Report
Texas A&M International University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Texas A&M International University
Northeastern State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s mis degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at NSU
Sam Houston State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at El Paso General Management Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #22, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s mis degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Howard Payne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Brownwood, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Howard Payne University
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mis degrees to 103 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Texas A&M College Station General Management Information Systems Report
Dallas Baptist University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
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