[Information Resources Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/mis-management-information-systems/information-resources-management/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for information resources management students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the information resources management degrees they offer, see the list below.
University Of California Irvine tops our 2026 list of the best value information resources management schools in the Far Western Region. Located in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $14,752, while out-of-state students pay about $46,640. Students borrow a median of $16,500 to complete the information resources management program here. Early-career information resources management graduates make about $68,786. That is a strong return on a $16,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 29%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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