by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Management Information Systems. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Management Information Systems is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Rhode Island College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in MIS, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BS in Business Administration - Management Information Systems
Prepare yourself to be a liaison between the technical and business aspects of management information systems and contribute to data-driven business decisions with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at RIC was ranked #184 on College Factual's Best Schools for MIS list. It is also ranked #2 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for RIC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at RIC paid an average of $856 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $347 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,835 | $23,310 |
| Fees | $1,425 | $1,425 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,488 | $12,488 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,440 | $1,440 |
Learn more about RIC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at RIC in MIS walked away with an average of $19,051 in student debt. That is 17% lower than the national average of $23,019.
MIS who receive their bachelor’s degree from RIC make an average of $47,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% lower than the national average of $52,163.
Online degrees for the RIC MIS bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIC Online Learning page.
About 6.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in MIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 31.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the MIS bachelor’s degrees at RIC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Management Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Management Information Systems | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to management information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 74 |
| Accounting | 86 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 13 |
| Marketing | 38 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
