by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,791 people earned their degree in general management information systems, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,808 general management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 general management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in general management information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in general management information systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Ohio. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Ohio
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #2 spot on the list. Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Benedictine University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DeVry University - Illinois is a large private for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 99 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Illinois General Management Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in New Concord, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Muskingum
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Baker College is a small school located in Owosso, Michigan that handed out 14 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Baker College General Management Information Systems Report
University of Toledo landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at University of Toledo
Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 16 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Case Western Reserve University
Governors State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
Full Governors State University General Management Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #9, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 10 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Wright State University - Main Campus
University of Detroit Mercy landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at Detroit Mercy
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Michigan General Management Information Systems Report
DePaul University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at DePaul
Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at Northwestern
North Central College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at North Central
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a fairly large public school situated in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It awarded 24 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Dominican University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dominican U is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Dominican U General Management Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus General Management Information Systems Report
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 104 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Loyola Chicago
University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at UM Dearborn
Oakland University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 47 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
DeVry University - Indiana landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DeVry University - Indiana is a small private for-profit school situated in Merrillville, Indiana. It awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Indiana
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