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2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s

8 Ranked Colleges
563 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,269 people earned their degree in information systems, making the major the 297th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 563 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information systems programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information systems program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s info systems degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

UIS also took the #5 spot in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIS Information Systems Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 150 degrees to qualified masters’s info systems students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree info systems students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Systems at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s info systems students in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Systems at University of Central Missouri

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Systems at UIC

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 159 masters’s info systems degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree info systems students list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Systems at University of Florida

#8 in overall quality

Florida International University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s info systems degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FIU Information Systems Report

#7

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s list. Pace University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree info systems students list, Pace University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

Read more about Information Systems at Pace University - New York

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 masters’s info systems degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU Information Systems Report

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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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