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2025 Best General Management Information Systems Schools in the Great Lakes Region

25 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,668 MIS Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general management information systems, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #72 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for general management information systems students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,668 degrees in general management information systems to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Management Information Systems School

Best General Management Information Systems Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of general management information systems school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Management Information Systems School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Management Information Systems Degree Level

Associate Degrees in MIS
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Master's Degrees in MIS

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Management Information Systems Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Management Information Systems in the Great Lakes Region

The schools below may not offer all types of mis degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in MIS

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
240 MIS Degrees Awarded

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general management information systems. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 240 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
86 MIS Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in general management information systems. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 86 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Prepare yourself to be a liaison between the technical and business aspects of management information systems and contribute to data-driven business decisions with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
83 MIS Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general management information systems has to check out Miami University - Oxford. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were about 83 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL
42 MIS Degrees Awarded

DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general management information systems. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 42 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
72 MIS Degrees Awarded

Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 72 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
40 MIS Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
55 MIS Degrees Awarded

Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.

There were approximately 55 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In OH
30.4% Growth in Graduates

Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH
46 MIS Degrees Awarded

UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were about 46 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
80 MIS Degrees Awarded

OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 80 general management information systems students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Management Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best general management information systems colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 523
Michigan 915 327
Illinois 870 542
Indiana 737 172
Wisconsin 672 208

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General Management Information Systems is one of 3 different types of Management Information Systems programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to MIS

Related Major Annual Graduates
Knowledge Management 44
Other Management Information Systems and Services 32
Information Resources Management 14

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