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2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value MIS Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 939 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,372 and $26,614 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 139 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in management information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality management information systems programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree mis students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Management Information Systems in the Far Western US Region

#2

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480.

Read more about Management Information Systems at National University

#3

DeVry University - California

Pomona, California

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - California landed the #3 spot on the list. DeVry University - California is a private for-profit institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - California also took the #5 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - California are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DeVry University - California Management Information Systems Report

#4

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Lutheran University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. California Lutheran University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thousand Oaks, California. It awarded 7 masters’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

CLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CLU are $20,600.

Full California Lutheran University Management Information Systems Report

#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s 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. Located in La Verne, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2019-2020.

ULV also took the #7 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Management Information Systems at ULV

#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oregon Management Information Systems Report

#7

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Western Oregon University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 12 masters’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also made our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Management Information Systems at Western Oregon State College

#8

DeVry University - Nevada

Henderson, Nevada

DeVry University - Nevada came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. DeVry University - Nevada is a small school located in Henderson, Nevada that handed out 1 masters’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Nevada did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Nevada are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Nevada

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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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