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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Michigan, there were 336 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,762 and $26,178 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in management information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent management information systems programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the management information systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree vets studying mis list, Central Michigan has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Central Michigan University]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the #2 spot on the list. Detroit Mercy is a medium-sized school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Detroit Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Of the 4,987 students enrolled at University of Detroit Mercy, 66 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,617. During this same period, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Detroit Mercy]](/colleges/university-of-detroit-mercy/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for MIS for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 14 masters’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree vets studying mis list, Baker College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 173 of the 6,028 students enrolled at Baker College were GI Bill® students, of which 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,169. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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