by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Management Information Systems is the 72nd most popular major in the country with 11,791 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,312 general management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 341 general management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in general management information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general management information systems programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 279 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at UOPX - Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at West Texas A&M University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at NAU
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at TSU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at Dallas Baptist University
DeVry University - Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Texas
With a ranking of #7, DeVry University - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students 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 DeVry University - Arizona General Management Information Systems Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 98 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at The University of Texas at San Antonio
LeTourneau University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at LETU
University of North Texas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 0 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%.
University of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 282 masters’s MIS 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at UH
Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at Southern Methodist University
With a ranking of #7, University of Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Management Information Systems at University of Dallas
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