Management Information Systems at Central Michigan University

If you are interested in studying management information systems, you may want to check out the program at Central Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. Of the 1,048 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 2021, 45 of them were management information systems majors.

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.

Central Michigan Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS
• Master’s Degree in MIS

Central Michigan Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at Central Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The MIS major at Central Michigan 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
	7
	17
	28
	29
	47
	60
	61
	68
	70
	156
	209

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in MIS from Central Michigan. This makes it the #61 most popular school for MIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Central Michigan MIS Graduates

The median salary of MIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $62,490. This is 18% higher than $53,048, which is the national average for all MIS bachelor's degree recipients.

MIS Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

The MIS program at Central Michigan awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women. The typical MIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in MIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Central Michigan Management Information Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of MIS master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the MIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Central Michigan 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

Management Information Systems majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Management Information Systems	45
Information Resources Management	3

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,480	$131,100
Computer Programmers	3,960	$76,450

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.