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Management Information Systems and Services
Prepares you to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Covers cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 4 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Management Information Systems, General
- Prepares you to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Covers cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.
- Information Resources Management
- Prepares you to apply principles of information technology, computer systems management, and business operations to the planning, management, and evaluation of information services in organizations. Covers telecommunications, systems planning and integration, information policy, information security, contracting and purchasing, budgeting, information technology, operations management, human resources, communications skills, and applicable law and regulations.
- Knowledge Management
- Focuses on the study of knowledge management in government agencies and corporations for the purpose of supporting stated organizational goals and objectives, and prepares you to function as information resource managers. Covers information technology, principles of computer and information systems, management information systems, applicable policy and regulations, and operations and personnel management.
- Management Information Systems and Services, Other
- Business information and data processing services not listed above.
Also called Information Management, Chief Information Officer Training
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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- Median pay
- $175,140
- Hiring change through 2035
- 15.8%
- Job openings a year
- 53,500
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $100,390
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Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $52,090 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
How and where the work happens
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Governors University UT | 645 | — | · | $13,000 |
| University of Georgia GA | 369 | $67,138 | 37% | $13,000 |
| University of Houston TX | 327 | $57,394 | 70% | $13,000 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | 203 | $71,440 | 44% | $8,000 |
| University of Arizona AZ | 200 | $61,523 | 86% | $16,000 |
| University of South Florida FL | 189 | $49,008 | 41% | $9,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 178 | $75,338 | 29% | $17,000 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK | 148 | $58,820 | 77% | $15,000 |
| Baylor University TX | 140 | $62,614 | 51% | $34,000 |
| Florida State University FL | 128 | $59,944 | 25% | $10,000 |
| Florida Atlantic University FL | 122 | $45,408 | 73% | $8,000 |
| Old Dominion University VA | 111 | $45,867 | 91% | $13,000 |
| University of Houston-Downtown TX | 109 | $41,605 | 91% | $11,000 |
| The University of Alabama AL | 102 | $66,858 | 76% | $22,000 |
| Wayne State University MI | 102 | $55,142 | 82% | $12,000 |
| University of Delaware DE | 99 | $66,395 | 65% | $13,000 |
| Miami University-Oxford OH | 98 | $66,235 | 82% | $24,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago IL | 90 | $66,063 | 81% | $32,000 |
| East Carolina University NC | 90 | $48,057 | 90% | $15,000 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus OH | 88 | $60,084 | 85% | $19,000 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station TX | 85 | $69,062 | 63% | $17,000 |
| Appalachian State University NC | 84 | $51,462 | 89% | $15,000 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus OH | 84 | $59,551 | 51% | $10,000 |
| Drexel University PA | 83 | $63,414 | 78% | $35,000 |
| Liberty University VA | 78 | $59,556 | 99% | $27,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA | 75 | $57,465 | 54% | $26,000 |
| Binghamton University NY | 74 | $52,800 | 38% | $20,000 |
| Middle Tennessee State University TN | 71 | $46,565 | 68% | $13,000 |
| West Virginia University WV | 70 | $56,463 | 86% | $14,000 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville AL | 67 | $51,668 | 74% | $18,000 |
| University of West Georgia GA | 67 | $37,604 | 49% | $13,000 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio TX | 65 | $51,727 | 88% | $9,000 |
| University of California-Irvine CA | 64 | $55,841 | 26% | $12,000 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University FL | 64 | $40,361 | 77% | $11,000 |
| Rutgers University-Newark NJ | 63 | $59,197 | 79% | $18,000 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver CO | 62 | $50,437 | 99% | $15,000 |
| University of Memphis TN | 61 | $45,780 | 93% | $14,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham AL | 59 | $52,299 | 88% | $19,000 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology NY | 56 | $56,226 | 71% | $29,000 |
| Florida International University FL | 51 | $53,936 | 59% | $11,000 |