Management Information Systems at Western Carolina University

Every management information systems school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the MIS program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in MIS from WCU.

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.

WCU Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS

WCU Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at WCU 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 WCU 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
	16
	48
	66
	87
	89
	144
	213
	244
	347

Earnings of WCU MIS Graduates

The median salary of MIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $36,319. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,048 for all MIS students.

MIS Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in MIS from WCU. About 81% were men and 19% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in MIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WCU 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 Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Management Information Systems	42

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting

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 Western Carolina 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.