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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS” 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 South Carolina, there were 52 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,975 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the management information systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 South Carolina for MIS” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC Upstate, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 6,038 students enrolled at USC Upstate, 389 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,723. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 4 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Anderson University South Carolina also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 3,848 students enrolled at Anderson University South Carolina, 100 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,507. On top of their other funding sources, 14 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Francis Marion University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS list. Francis Marion University is a public institution located in Florence, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Francis Marion University, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Francis Marion University supports 4,148 students, and 185 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 60 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,066. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claflin University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in South Carolina for MIS. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 4 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Claflin also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 2,048 students enrolled at Claflin, 120 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,484. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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