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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 “Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Management Information Systems is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 13,680 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, management information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,647 and had an average of $24,340 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 891 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,730 and $22,054 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in management information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent management information systems programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the management information systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region mis students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.
National University also made our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend National University is $20,722 for far western us region mis students.
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%.
Full National University Management Information Systems Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 110 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wazzu is $15,300 for far western us region mis students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Washington State University
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 55 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WWU is $17,070 for far western us region mis students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the #5 spot on the list. ULV is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Verne, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ULV also took the #11 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $28,260 for Far Western US Region MIS students per year to attend ULV.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Oregon University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 3 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western Oregon State College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,214 for Far Western US Region MIS students per year to attend Western Oregon University.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Western Oregon University
DeVry University - California did quite well in the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. DeVry University - California is a small school located in Pomona, California that handed out 7 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - California did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - California is $29,916 for Far Western US Region MIS students.
Full DeVry University - California Management Information Systems Report
Truckee Meadows Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
Truckee Meadows Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,200 for far western us region mis students.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Truckee Meadows Community College
Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 ’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State University is $21,508 for Far Western US Region MIS students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Oregon State
California Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. CLU is located in Thousand Oaks, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
CLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for CLU is $27,410 for Far Western US Region MIS students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 more about Management Information Systems at California Lutheran University
University of Phoenix - California did quite well in the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Phoenix - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - California, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - California is $13,172 for far western us region mis students.
Full University of Phoenix - California Management Information Systems Report
University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
UAA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAA is $11,782 for far western us region mis students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at University of Alaska Anchorage
Eastern Washington University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. EWU is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 23 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $12,335 for Far Western US Region MIS students per year to attend Eastern Washington University.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region mis students list, OIT has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon Institute of Technology is $15,680 for Far Western US Region MIS students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 50 diplomas to qualified ’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa also took the #8 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa is $14,687 for far western us region mis students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Pacific Union College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Angwin, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at PUC, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PUC is $21,259 for far western us region mis students.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Pacific Union College
Point Loma Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
PLNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Point Loma Nazarene University is $34,575 for Far Western US Region MIS students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Full Point Loma Nazarene University Management Information Systems Report
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s MIS degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Irvine is $12,209 for Far Western US Region MIS students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #19, California Intercontinental University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California Intercontinental University is a small private for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 7 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region mis students list, California Intercontinental University has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at California Intercontinental University
Santa Clara University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 39 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
SCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SCU is $42,614 for far western us region mis students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value MIS Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McMinnville, Oregon. It awarded 1 ’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Linfield OCE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Management Information Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.
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 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%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Linfield OCE
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