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 Western Governors University. 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. WGU is in the top 10% of the country for MIS. More specifically it was ranked #37 out of 386 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for WGU.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,380 | $6,380 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
| Books and Supplies | $200 | $200 |
Learn more about WGU tuition and fees.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. WGU does offer online classes in its MIS bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 26.3% of the MIS students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 31.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 24.4% of the MIS bachelor’s degrees at WGU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 28 |
| Black or African American | 57 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 8 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 456 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 62 |
Management Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Management Information Systems | 657 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to management information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 2,887 |
| Accounting | 861 |
| Human Resource Management | 844 |
| Marketing | 517 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 10 |
*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.
