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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended MIS Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Management Information Systems is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 13,680 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, management information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,647 and had an average of $24,340 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 450 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,671 and $23,219 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended MIS Major in California” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management information systems. To top this list, a school must have a successful management information systems program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended MIS Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california mis students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended MIS Major in California. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 National University Management Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 49 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California list. Santa Clara, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Santa Clara University Management Information Systems Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended MIS Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 38 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Azusa Pacific University College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking. Azusa Pacific’s University College is located in San Dimas, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Azusa Pacific’s University College
Naval Postgraduate School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking. Monterey, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Naval Postgraduate School
With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - California did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California list. This small school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 7 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at DeVry University - California
With a ranking of #8, California Intercontinental University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California list. Located in Irvine, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
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.
Full California Intercontinental University Management Information Systems Report
University of Phoenix - California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking. University of Phoenix - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 4 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at University of Phoenix - California
With a ranking of #11, Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California list. Located in San Diego, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Point Loma Nazarene University Management Information Systems Report
California Lutheran University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking. California Lutheran University is located in Thousand Oaks, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 California Lutheran University Management Information Systems Report
Pacific Union College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking. Pacific Union College is located in Angwin, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Pacific Union College
University of Southern California landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 0 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Management Information Systems at University of Southern California
Azusa Pacific University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 0 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Azusa Pacific University Management Information Systems Report
California State University - Northridge landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in California ranking. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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