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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 “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Far Western US region, there were 891 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,730 and $22,054 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 175 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in management information systems. To top this list, a school must have a successful management information systems program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree mis students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in La Verne, California, and it awarded 38 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 University of La Verne Management Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. National University is located in La Jolla, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full National University Management Information Systems Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Monterey, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Naval Postgraduate School
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - California landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pomona, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at DeVry University - California
University of Phoenix - California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. University of Phoenix - California is a private for-profit institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at University of Phoenix - California
Western Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Oregon University Management Information Systems Report
California Intercontinental University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees 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.
Full California Intercontinental University Management Information Systems Report
University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 1 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s MIS students 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%.
Hawaii Pacific University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Hawaii Pacific University Management Information Systems Report
California State University - Northridge ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern California Management Information Systems Report
Alaska Pacific University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Alaska Pacific
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
DeVry University - Nevada landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s ranking. DeVry University - Nevada is a small school located in Henderson, Nevada that handed out 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at DeVry University - Nevada
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