Bachelor’s Degrees in Management Information Systems

A bachelor's degree in MIS is offered at 403 colleges in the United States. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 37% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 6.6% of MIS graduates were international students.

Education Levels of MIS Majors

In 2019-2020, 9,498 bachelor's degrees were awarded to MIS majors. This makes it the 10th most popular bachelor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in MIS at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	9,498
Master’s Degree	2,668
Associate Degree	860
Basic Certificate	754
Graduate Certificate	297
Undergraduate Certificate	76
Doctor’s Degree	45

Earnings of MIS Majors With Bachelor’s Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding a bachelor's degree in MIS is $53,450. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $46,075 and the high is $58,200.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a bachelor's degree in MIS is $23,744. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $26,436 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $20,036.

Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $247.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue bachelor's degrees in MIS. About 68.9% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	6,541
Women	2,957

The racial-ethnic distribution of MIS bachelor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,026
Black or African American	920
Hispanic or Latino	1,195
White	5,055
International Students	625
Other Races/Ethnicities	677

Most Popular MIS Programs for Bachelor’s Degrees

There are 403 colleges that offer a bachelor’s degree in MIS. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:

MIS Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Management Information Systems	9,000
Information Resources Management	296
Other Information Systems & Services	140
Knowledge Management	62

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to MIS that offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	169,868
Accounting	52,477
Finance & Financial Management	48,043
Marketing	45,007
Business & Commerce	24,866

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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