by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Southwest region, there were 2,364 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,839 and $22,098 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 350 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in management information systems. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in management information systems.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 279 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at UOPX - Arizona
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #2 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 27 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Texas A&M University Management Information Systems Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Management Information Systems at Northern Arizona University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s MIS degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Dallas Baptist University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Aspen University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Aspen University is a medium-sized school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 2 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Aspen University
DeVry University - Texas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. DeVry University - Texas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s MIS degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 - Texas
With a ranking of #9, DeVry University - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 masters’s MIS degrees 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 DeVry University - Arizona
With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 282 degrees to qualified masters’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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 University of Houston
LeTourneau University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Management Information Systems at LeTourneau University
University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas 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.
Read more about Management Information Systems at University of North Texas
University of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Dallas is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irving, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #9, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended MIS Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Management Information Systems at Southern Methodist University
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