
[Management Information Systems](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/mis-management-information-systems/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong management information systems education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for management information systems students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in management information systems, balancing cost against outcomes.
For return on investment in management information systems, no school beat University Of Hawaii At Manoa this year. Located in the city of Honolulu, University Of Hawaii At Manoa is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,186, with out-of-state students paying around $34,218. Management Information Systems graduates carry a median of $13,133 in student loans. Management Information Systems graduates of University Of Hawaii At Manoa earn a median of $53,758 early in their careers. Set against $13,133 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 2 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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