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2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,198 people earned their degree in management information systems, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, management information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $56,157 and had an average of $27,895 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in management information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management information systems programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the management information systems program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Management Information Systems

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 doctorate’s MIS degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Management Information Systems at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 2 doctorate’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Management Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Management Information Systems Report

#3

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, <nil>
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad del Turabo. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate list. Universidad del Turabo is located in Gurabo, and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s MIS degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree mis students list, Universidad del Turabo has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Management Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Universidad del Turabo are $3,552.

Read full report on Management Information Systems at Universidad del Turabo

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s MIS students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also took the #3 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Greensboro Management Information Systems Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree mis students list, UTSA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Management Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Management Information Systems Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Intercontinental University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Doctorate list. California Intercontinental University is a small private for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

California Intercontinental University also made our “Best Management Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Intercontinental University are $12,965, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Intercontinental University Management Information Systems Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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