by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Management Information Systems is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 12,429 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , management information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $57,609 and had an average of $26,227 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8,678 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major” ranking analyzed 373 colleges that offered a degree in management information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in management information systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The mis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major”.
Out of the 373 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Potomac - VA Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of the Potomac - VA Campus is a small school located in FALLS CHURCH, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
Full University of the Potomac - VA Campus Management Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Management Information Systems at University of the Potomac - Washington DC Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major. Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about Management Information Systems at Montana Technological University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simpson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Located in Indianola, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mis students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Management Information Systems at Simpson College
Out of the 373 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Management Information Systems at University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla
Wiley College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Wiley College
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. University of Alabama in Huntsville is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 93 bachelors’s mis degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Albertus Magnus College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. Albertus Magnus College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Ottawa University - Kansas City came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. This small school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Ottawa University - Kansas City
Azusa Pacific University College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. Azusa Pacific University College is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Dimas, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Full Azusa Pacific’s University College Management Information Systems Report
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mis degrees to 128 students 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%.
Oakwood University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. Oakwood University is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s mis degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Oakwood
Old Dominion University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s mis degrees to qualified students.
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 Management Information Systems at Old Dominion
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking, coming in at #14. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 358 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Management Information Systems at University of Georgia
University of Advancing Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. University of Advancing Technology is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 2 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Advancing Technology Management Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #16, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Located in Wise, Virginia, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mis students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
The University of Montana ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s mis degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at The University of Montana
University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mis students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Management Information Systems Report
Grand View University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 3 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Grand View University
University of Houston landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 307 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at University of Houston
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking, coming in at #21. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Bellevue University
With a ranking of #22, Ottawa University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Ottawa, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mis degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Ottawa University - Online
Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s mis degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Management Information Systems at Texas A&M San Antonio
Baylor University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Baylor University
Louisiana Tech University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major list. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s mis degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 more about Management Information Systems at Louisiana Tech University
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 52 | Bryant University | Smithfield, RI |
| 53 | Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global | Marion, IN |
| 54 | Western New England University | Springfield, MA |
| 55 | North Central University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 56 | University of North Alabama | Florence, AL |
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
