Undergraduate Certificates in Management Information Systems

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 16% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 19.1% of MIS graduates were international students.

Education Levels of MIS Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned their undergraduate certificate in MIS. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in MIS at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	9,324
Master’s Degree	2,381
Associate Degree	771
Basic Certificate	751
Graduate Certificate	330
Undergraduate Certificate	68
Doctor’s Degree	55

Earnings of MIS Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for MIS majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in MIS is $27,000. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $27,000 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $27,000.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in MIS. About 72.1% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	49
Women	19

The racial-ethnic distribution of MIS undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

MIS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Management Information Systems	61
Other Information Systems & Services	5
Knowledge Management	2

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to MIS that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	5,845
Accounting	4,263
Business Support & Assistance	4,211
Business & Commerce	1,440
Hospitality Management	852

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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