2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Management Information Systems (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value MIS Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Management Information Systems is the 69th most popular major in the country with 14,198 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, management information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $56,157 and had an average of $27,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 588 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,389 and $27,985 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,469 and $14,548 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value MIS Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in management information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality management information systems programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the management information systems program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value MIS Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree mis students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Management Information Systems (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$340 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Palos Hills, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

MVCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $340 for Illinois Associate Degree MIS students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MVCC.

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#2

Rasmussen University - Illinois

Rockford, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$18,005 Average Net Price

$40,927 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for an Associate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s MIS degrees to qualified students.

Rasmussen University - Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $18,005 for Illinois Associate Degree MIS students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Management Information Systems (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Management Information Systems (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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