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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 13,680 people earned their degree in management information systems, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 891 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,730 and $22,054 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality management information systems programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the management information systems program at the school. 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 Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying mis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 18 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at National University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 18,070 students enrolled at National University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
Full National University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Hawaii at Manoa supports 18,025 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UH Manoa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 38 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULV, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 6,983 students enrolled at University of La Verne were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,536. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of La Verne does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Western Oregon State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 187 of the 4,554 students enrolled at Western Oregon University were GI Bill® students, of which 89 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,651. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Thousand Oaks, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CLU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 4,027 students enrolled at California Lutheran University, 166 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,342. To help with additional expenses, 37 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full CLU Veteran Student Life Report
DeVry University - California landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s ranking. DeVry University - California is located in Pomona, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - California did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, DeVry University - California supports 1,926 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DeVry University - California]](/colleges/devry-university-california/student-life/veterans/)
University of Phoenix - California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s list. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
UOPX - California also took the #8 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Phoenix - California supports 3,179 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,279. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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California Intercontinental University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for MIS for a Master’s ranking. California Intercontinental University is a small school located in Irvine, California that handed out 3 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
California Intercontinental University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 537 students enrolled at California Intercontinental University, 27 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,275. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California Intercontinental University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 California Intercontinental University 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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