General Management Information Systems at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students received a bachelor's degree in MIS from FAU.

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

FAU General Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in MIS (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS
• Master’s Degree in MIS

FAU General Management Information Systems Rankings

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

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 FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	12
	14
	15
	16
	17
	23
	23
	35
	41
	129

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in MIS from FAU. This makes it the #14 most popular school for MIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

MIS Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 MIS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its MIS bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	43
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

FAU General Management Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in MIS from FAU in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the MIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Computer and Information Systems Managers	16,920	$129,540
Computer Programmers	10,390	$78,890

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.