by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 13,680 people earned their degree in management information systems, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 3,355 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,705 and $26,059 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 416 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in management information systems. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in management information systems.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Potomac - VA Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Vienna, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at University of the Potomac - VA Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Technology - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 73 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Florida Institute of Technology - Online
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Georgia
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 25 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Georgia College
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #5 spot on the list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide Management Information Systems Report
DeVry University - Virginia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Virginia
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UAH is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 19 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 full report on Management Information Systems at University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Alabama at Birmingham
DeVry University - Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. DeVry University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Miramar, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Florida
Full Sail University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Full Sail University
Hodges University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. International College is a small school located in Naples, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at International College
Florida Atlantic University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Auburn University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 23 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Auburn University Management Information Systems Report
Brenau University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Brenau is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 2 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Brenau
Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 9 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Florida Tech
University of South Carolina - Upstate ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. University of South Carolina - Upstate is a medium-sized public school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at USC Upstate
Florida State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Florida State University
Charleston Southern University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Charleston Southern University Management Information Systems Report
The University of Alabama came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 12 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Liberty University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Full Liberty University Management Information Systems Report
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Mississippi State Management Information Systems Report
University of Miami came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Mississippi College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Florida International University Management Information Systems Report
DeVry University - North Carolina ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full DeVry University - North Carolina Management Information Systems Report
With a ranking of #24, Schiller International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. Largo, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Schiller International University
Vanderbilt University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Vanderbilt
DeVry University - Tennessee ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region list. DeVry University - Tennessee is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Full DeVry University - Tennessee Management Information Systems Report
Northern Kentucky University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on MIS Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
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