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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Plains States region, there were 778 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,586 and $27,070 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent management information systems programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. 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 the Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying mis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 98 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 8,197 students enrolled at Webster were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,175. 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.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Webster]](/colleges/webster-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minot State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s. MSU is a public institution located in Minot, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 2,920 students enrolled at Minot State University, 198 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 115 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,267. 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.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Friends University landed the #3 spot on the list. Friends University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 6 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Friends University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 1,671 students enrolled at Friends University, 66 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,198. 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.
Full Friends University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for MIS for a Master’s list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 49,695 students enrolled at Walden University, 2,721 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,568 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,240. During this same period, 3 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%.
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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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