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2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
279 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value MIS Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

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Management Information Systems is the 69th most popular major in the country with 14,198 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 2,383 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,286 and $28,976 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 279 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 223 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096.

Read more about Management Information Systems at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 20 masters’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also made our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Texas A&M University are $8,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Management Information Systems at West Texas A&M University

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.

NAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region. 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 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree mis students list, UTSA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221.

Read more about Management Information Systems at Texas Southern University

#6

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, DeVry University - Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. DeVry University - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Arizona are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Arizona

#7

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#6 in overall quality

LeTourneau University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s MIS degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LETU are $18,630.

Read more about Management Information Systems at LETU

With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value MIS Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Irving, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Texas are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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