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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for MIS for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Arkansas, there were 91 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,474 and $24,290 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for MIS for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in management information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management information systems programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the management information systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for MIS for a Bachelor’s”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for MIS for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree vets studying mis.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for MIS for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 29 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 528 of the 10,335 students enrolled at University of Central Arkansas were GI Bill® students, of which 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Arkansas]](/colleges/university-of-central-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for MIS for a Bachelor’s list. Monticello, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s MIS degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
UAM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 59 of the 2,645 students enrolled at University of Arkansas at Monticello were GI Bill® students, of which 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,149. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full UAM Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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