Best Management Information Systems and Services Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

153

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$263,081

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$29,301

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Brigham Young University Grad rate: 80.4%	UT	+$1,473,604	$119,856	$20,879	N/A	Full ROI →
2	Bellevue University Grad rate: 49.2%	NE	+$907,307	$95,916	$33,315	$27,965	Full ROI →
3	Howard University Grad rate: 69.2%	DC	+$759,760	$91,628	$51,450	$20,000	Full ROI →
4	The University of Texas at Austin Grad rate: 87.7%	TX	+$736,202	$86,061	$29,842	$19,000	Full ROI →
5	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	IN	+$696,476	$92,866	$80,211	N/A	Full ROI →
6	University of California-Irvine Grad rate: 86.3%	CA	+$693,321	$85,004	$36,121	$16,500	Full ROI →
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$666,672	$81,390	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
8	The University of Alabama Grad rate: 73.2%	AL	+$663,252	$83,044	$32,024	$21,875	Full ROI →
9	Colorado State University Global	CO	+$660,108	$80,318	$18,384	$24,234	Full ROI →
10	Millikin University Grad rate: 58.5%	IL	+$659,592	$83,239	$41,297	N/A	Full ROI →
11	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Grad rate: 84.8%	IL	+$635,159	$81,501	$32,134	$19,500	Full ROI →
12	University of Georgia Grad rate: 87.6%	GA	+$619,371	$79,772	$27,436	$19,500	Full ROI →
13	Mid-America Christian University Grad rate: 37.1%	OK	+$608,612	$78,553	$30,612	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Georgetown University Grad rate: 95.0%	DC	+$597,436	$88,811	$84,696	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Weber State University Grad rate: 42.6%	UT	+$581,680	$75,629	$16,172	$19,416	Full ROI →
16	Villanova University Grad rate: 91.5%	PA	+$576,336	$86,990	$80,866	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Rutgers University-Newark Grad rate: 66.9%	NJ	+$569,170	$78,722	$33,749	$22,425	Full ROI →
18	San Jose State University Grad rate: 66.2%	CA	+$567,440	$75,511	$25,695	N/A	Full ROI →
19	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$563,238	$78,722	$35,232	$22,425	Full ROI →
20	Binghamton University Grad rate: 83.2%	NY	+$541,647	$76,330	$29,657	$19,500	Full ROI →
21	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Grad rate: 68.8%	NC	+$531,644	$72,989	$22,034	N/A	Full ROI →
22	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Grad rate: 75.7%	OK	+$527,011	$75,425	$28,833	$19,375	Full ROI →
23	Metropolitan State University Grad rate: 35.5%	MN	+$520,472	$73,235	$26,057	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 62.1%	OH	+$499,168	$74,156	$29,238	$20,000	Full ROI →
25	Central Michigan University Grad rate: 61.8%	MI	+$495,130	$73,873	$26,470	$27,000	Full ROI →
26	Baylor University Grad rate: 80.8%	TX	+$491,140	$82,203	$70,130	$24,000	Full ROI →
27	University of Louisville Grad rate: 61.4%	KY	+$490,516	$74,379	$30,843	$24,957	Full ROI →
28	Rochester Institute of Technology Grad rate: 71.5%	NY	+$487,212	$82,398	$71,714	$25,105	Full ROI →
29	Illinois State University Grad rate: 66.7%	IL	+$480,070	$73,592	$32,458	$16,250	Full ROI →
30	Florida State University Grad rate: 83.9%	FL	+$476,094	$71,768	$23,683	$18,173	Full ROI →
31	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	+$473,913	$73,270	$29,347	$25,258	Full ROI →
32	Miami University-Oxford Grad rate: 81.3%	OH	+$471,616	$74,779	$37,218	$25,994	Full ROI →
33	The University of Montana Grad rate: 45.9%	MT	+$463,156	$71,476	$23,744	$23,250	Full ROI →
34	Park University Grad rate: 27.3%	MO	+$458,602	$70,446	$23,714	$11,453	Full ROI →
35	Western Washington University Grad rate: 65.5%	WA	+$448,610	$71,599	$28,305	$22,333	Full ROI →
36	Augusta University Grad rate: 49.4%	GA	+$445,796	$68,719	$22,146	N/A	Full ROI →
37	Seton Hall University Grad rate: 71.6%	NJ	+$439,288	$78,533	$64,996	$23,250	Full ROI →
38	University of Arizona Grad rate: 66.9%	AZ	+$438,751	$71,008	$28,543	$20,175	Full ROI →
39	University of Missouri-St Louis Grad rate: 54.4%	MO	+$433,492	$69,163	$27,442	N/A	Full ROI →
40	Saint Cloud State University Grad rate: 45.5%	MN	+$398,664	$66,211	$21,389	N/A	Full ROI →
41	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Grad rate: 18.0%	OH	+$398,648	$65,740	$10,263	$26,000	Full ROI →
42	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Grad rate: 13.1%	OH	+$398,632	$65,740	$10,267	$26,000	Full ROI →
43	Ohio University-Southern Campus Grad rate: 20.4%	OH	+$398,112	$65,740	$10,397	$26,000	Full ROI →
44	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Grad rate: 15.4%	OH	+$396,196	$65,740	$10,876	$26,000	Full ROI →
45	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Grad rate: 18.2%	OH	+$395,860	$65,740	$10,960	$26,000	Full ROI →
46	National University Grad rate: 44.0%	CA	+$390,124	$70,865	$37,116	$28,675	Full ROI →
47	Wichita State University Grad rate: 51.5%	KS	+$390,104	$65,718	$21,064	N/A	Full ROI →
48	University of North Texas Grad rate: 59.2%	TX	+$387,210	$67,870	$25,470	$20,970	Full ROI →
49	Fairfield University Grad rate: 84.0%	CT	+$386,256	$75,987	$73,371	N/A	Full ROI →
50	Appalachian State University Grad rate: 74.1%	NC	+$384,330	$67,337	$22,654	$23,551	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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