General Management Information Systems at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and has a total student population of 29,566. Of the 1,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University in 2021, 83 of them were general management information systems majors.

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.

NAU General Management Information Systems Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NAU does offer online courses in MIS for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NAU General Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at NAU 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 NAU 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
	3
	8
	9
	29
	30
	33
	52
	87
	119
	121
	123
	133

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in MIS from NAU. This makes it the #20 most popular school for MIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

MIS Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU General Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in MIS from NAU in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at NAU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	45
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NAU General Management Information Systems Master’s Program

The MIS program at NAU awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

NAU 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Computer and Information Systems Managers	7,090	$137,420
Computer Programmers	3,320	$95,900

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.