Management Information Systems at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in MIS from WestConn.

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.

WestConn Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS

WestConn Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at WestConn 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 WestConn 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
	41
	80
	100
	137
	160
	205
	215
	217
	303
	310

Earnings of WestConn MIS Graduates

The median salary of MIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $44,994. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,048 for all MIS students.

MIS Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 96% of MIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at WestConn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in MIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WestConn 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 Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Management Information Systems	23

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Computer and Information Systems Managers	8,430	$147,440
Computer Programmers	4,110	$93,370

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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.