by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Illinois, there were 569 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,939 and $22,715 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in management information systems. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their management information systems program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 40 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Benedictine University Management Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois list. DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Illinois Management Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois. Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Dominican University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois. This small school is located in University Park, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Governors State University Management Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Illinois Institute of Technology
North Central College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois ranking. North Central College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Naperville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at North Central College
Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 104 students in 2020-2021.
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 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 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois ranking. CSU is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Northwestern University
With a ranking of #6, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in Illinois list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 35 masters’s MIS 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%.
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