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Best Colleges for Management Information Systems and Services

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 153

Avg grad salary: $69,790

Total graduates: 9,653

Top Colleges for Management Information Systems and Services — Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$113,090	$83,756	16	N/A	13.1%
2	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$109,779	$78,507	22	N/A	12.4%
3	Howard University Washington, DC	$103,418	$78,544	28	$20,000	34.9%
4	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	$101,717	$67,262	89	$27,965	N/A
5	UC Irvine Irvine, CA	$100,891	$68,786	29	$16,500	25.6%
6	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$100,271	$78,703	16	N/A	25.1%
7	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$98,459	$81,708	36	$19,500	37.7%
8	UT Austin Austin, TX	$96,963	$86,622	138	$19,000	29.1%
9	UIUC Champaign, IL	$96,374	$77,572	132	$19,500	43.7%
10	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$96,013	$73,332	104	$25,258	65.1%
11	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$95,503	$74,078	123	$21,875	75.8%
12	Baylor University Waco, TX	$93,275	$70,873	112	$24,000	51.0%
13	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	N/A	$93,042	28	$19,995	43.8%
14	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$92,499	$67,801	103	$24,500	81.4%
15	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$92,311	$69,834	82	$25,105	71.4%
16	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$92,014	$78,190	252	$19,500	37.2%
17	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$91,225	$62,319	69	$23,250	78.9%
18	Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ	$90,954	$63,023	117	$22,425	65.3%
19	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$90,954	$63,023	117	$22,425	78.7%
20	Colorado State University Global Denver, CO	$89,876	$74,960	40	$24,234	92.9%
21	Weber State University Ogden, UT	$88,600	$72,473	39	$19,416	N/A
22	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	N/A	$86,882	22	$36,888	96.1%
23	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$86,686	$68,769	90	$24,016	73.5%
24	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$86,476	$72,332	72	$29,933	77.5%
25	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$86,413	$72,045	38	$25,994	82.1%
26	National University San Diego, CA	$85,671	$92,758	33	$28,675	N/A
27	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	$84,546	$59,373	57	$23,375	89.6%
28	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	$84,533	$54,816	31	$23,250	95.6%
29	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$83,948	$67,159	85	$24,957	80.5%
30	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$83,671	$62,127	65	$21,501	86.3%
31	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$83,219	$61,668	63	$22,333	91.3%
32	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$82,839	$68,088	87	$27,000	91.0%
33	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$82,433	$65,211	56	$25,610	58.6%
34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$82,219	$70,921	107	$19,375	76.5%
35	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$81,316	$65,280	26	$20,000	80.6%
36	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$81,178	$67,550	143	$20,175	85.7%
37	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$80,858	$65,486	74	$25,125	75.5%
38	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	$79,987	$72,017	59	$21,500	50.8%
39	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$79,687	$52,887	34	$16,250	89.0%
40	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$79,033	$58,197	62	$22,500	94.4%
41	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$78,767	$54,948	26	$27,500	81.3%
42	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$78,609	$66,252	120	$18,173	25.4%
43	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	$77,978	$64,181	36	$25,500	95.8%
44	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$77,649	$48,825	78	$12,750	47.1%
45	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$77,401	$69,995	45	$26,500	61.7%
46	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$77,222	$64,441	104	$20,970	72.5%
47	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$76,246	$68,154	175	$26,000	N/A
48	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$76,246	$68,154	175	$26,000	N/A
49	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$76,246	$68,154	175	$26,000	N/A
50	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$76,246	$68,154	175	$26,000	84.8%
51	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$76,246	$68,154	175	$26,000	N/A
52	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$76,246	$68,154	175	$26,000	N/A
53	University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL	$75,743	$52,769	46	$20,500	74.3%
54	University of Houston Houston, TX	$75,533	$65,574	300	$16,750	69.5%
55	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$74,781	$59,352	101	$23,250	82.0%
56	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$74,624	$56,650	103	$23,551	88.6%
57	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	$74,585	$56,014	91	$31,000	99.3%
58	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$74,354	$58,733	45	$21,851	93.2%
59	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	$74,047	$58,123	80	$23,119	88.5%
60	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$73,620	$68,628	25	$21,000	96.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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Program Size

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Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

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