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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in MIS, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for MIS majors, WPI came in at #5. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for WPI.
Part-time undergraduates at WPI paid an average of $1,475 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,100 | $53,100 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,680 | $15,680 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Learn more about WPI tuition and fees.
MIS who receive their bachelor’s degree from WPI make an average of $85,538 a year during the early days of their career. That is 64% higher than the national average of $52,163.
Online degrees for the WPI 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 WPI Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in MIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the MIS bachelor’s degrees at WPI in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Management Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Management Information Systems | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to management information systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 3 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 26 |
*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.
