by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,926 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,061 and $24,737 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,545 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 79 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in management information systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree mis students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region. Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s MIS degrees to qualified 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Loyola Chicago
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region. IWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marion, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedarville University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cedarville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cedarville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Cedarville
With a ranking of #6, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 109 degrees to qualified bachelors’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Wayne State
Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Miami University - Oxford
Cardinal Stritch University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cardinal Stritch is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Cardinal Stritch University
University of Dayton ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 48 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on Management Information Systems at University of Dayton
University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a small school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin that handed out 14 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at UW - Parkside
With a ranking of #11, Shawnee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Portsmouth, Ohio, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Shawnee State University
With a ranking of #12, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s MIS degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Management Information Systems Report
Ottawa University - Milwaukee ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Ottawa University - Milwaukee
Millikin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Decatur, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s MIS degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Millikin University
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 118 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at OHIO Athens
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 163 bachelors’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Management Information Systems Report
University of Toledo ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at University of Toledo
With a ranking of #18, Notre Dame College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Lakeland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plymouth, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Lakeland University
Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Grace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona Lake, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Grace College
Oakland University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Oakland University
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Michigan Technological University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan Technological University is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Michigan Technological University
With a ranking of #24, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Management Information Systems Report
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is a fairly large school located in La Crosse, Wisconsin that handed out 22 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Management Information Systems at UW - La Crosse
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