Management Information Systems at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study management information systems, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students received a bachelor's degree in MIS from Appalachian State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Management Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS

Appalachian State Management Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks MIS programs across the country. The following shows how Appalachian State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The MIS major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Management Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	41
	41
	51
	62
	71
	159

How Much Do MIS Graduates from Appalachian State Make?

The median salary of MIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $51,462. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,048 for all MIS students.

MIS Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the MIS majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 91 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from Appalachian State in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in MIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in MIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Management Information Systems

If you plan to be a MIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Appalachian State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Management Information Systems	91

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• Insurance
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That MIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in MIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Computer Programmers	6,210	$94,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.