General Management Information Systems at University of Alabama at Birmingham

What traits are you looking for in a MIS school? To help you decide if University of Alabama at Birmingham is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's MIS program.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563. In 2021, 65 MIS majors received their bachelor's degree from UAB.

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.

UAB General Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in MIS (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS
• Master’s Degree in MIS

Online Classes Are Available at UAB

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UAB does offer online education options in MIS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UAB General Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at UAB 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 UAB 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
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	1
	4
	7
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	11
	19
	20
	27
	30
	37
	38
	73
	74
	89
	112
	127
	153

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in MIS from UAB. This makes it the #8 most popular school for MIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

MIS Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB General Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students earned a bachelor's degree in MIS from UAB. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at UAB are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in MIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAB General Management Information Systems Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a master's degree in MIS from UAB. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a MIS master's degree from UAB, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the MIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAB 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Computer Programmers	7,750	$87,340
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,200	$126,300

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.