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

35

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$689,947

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$32,430

Cost of attendance

# College State 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Columbia University in the City of New York

Grad rate: 95.1%

 NY +$2,332,236 $167,216 $86,042 N/A Full ROI →
2 Brigham Young University

Grad rate: 80.4%

 UT +$1,187,102 $103,443 $20,879 N/A Full ROI →
3 Western Governors University

Grad rate: 50.6%

 UT +$1,076,832 $97,288 $14,464 N/A Full ROI →
4 University of Maryland Global Campus

Grad rate: 23.6%

 MD +$1,013,800 $94,669 $19,790 N/A Full ROI →
5 Colorado State University Global CO +$998,752 $93,776 $18,384 N/A Full ROI →
6 University of Alabama at Birmingham

Grad rate: 63.4%

 AL +$994,068 $94,486 $27,826 N/A Full ROI →
7 Auburn University

Grad rate: 80.0%

 AL +$944,216 $92,651 $34,402 N/A Full ROI →
8 University of Arkansas Grantham

Grad rate: 24.5%

 AR +$792,616 $83,106 $14,752 N/A Full ROI →
9 Bay Path University

Grad rate: 51.8%

 MA +$776,932 $85,553 $47,064 N/A Full ROI →
10 Capella University MN +$769,762 $82,691 $22,029 N/A Full ROI →
11 Webster University

Grad rate: 60.0%

 MO +$767,304 $85,287 $49,218 N/A Full ROI →
12 Florida International University

Grad rate: 71.3%

 FL +$722,608 $80,186 $20,556 N/A Full ROI →
13 Central Michigan University

Grad rate: 61.8%

 MI +$700,820 $79,688 $26,470 N/A Full ROI →
14 Bellevue University

Grad rate: 49.2%

 NE +$652,550 $77,959 $33,315 N/A Full ROI →
15 Northern Illinois University

Grad rate: 51.3%

 IL +$632,572 $76,350 $27,214 N/A Full ROI →
16 DeVry University-Arizona

Grad rate: 31.4%

 AZ +$622,660 $73,133 N/A N/A Full ROI →
17 DeVry University-Texas

Grad rate: 14.3%

 TX +$622,660 $73,133 N/A N/A Full ROI →
18 DeVry University-Ohio

Grad rate: 31.5%

 OH +$622,660 $73,133 N/A N/A Full ROI →
19 DeVry University-Nevada NV +$622,660 $73,133 N/A N/A Full ROI →
20 DeVry University-Florida

Grad rate: 22.5%

 FL +$622,660 $73,133 N/A N/A Full ROI →
21 Florida Institute of Technology-Online FL +$567,910 $73,267 $28,715 N/A Full ROI →
22 DeVry University-Virginia VA +$555,548 $73,133 $33,556 N/A Full ROI →
23 Walden University MN +$547,300 $69,365 N/A N/A Full ROI →
24 DeVry University-Illinois

Grad rate: 40.1%

 IL +$546,620 $73,133 $38,020 N/A Full ROI →
25 DeVry University-Georgia

Grad rate: 19.4%

 GA +$543,948 $73,133 $39,356 N/A Full ROI →
26 DeVry University-California

Grad rate: 18.2%

 CA +$543,374 $73,133 $39,643 N/A Full ROI →
27 DeVry College of New York

Grad rate: 27.3%

 NY +$539,316 $73,133 $41,672 N/A Full ROI →
28 Wilmington University

Grad rate: 21.0%

 DE +$534,828 $70,674 $19,326 N/A Full ROI →
29 University of Phoenix-California

Grad rate: 21.4%

 CA +$520,500 $68,025 N/A N/A Full ROI →
30 Florida Institute of Technology

Grad rate: 66.3%

 FL +$504,566 $73,267 $60,387 N/A Full ROI →
31 University of Phoenix-Arizona

Grad rate: 18.7%

 AZ +$481,602 $68,025 $19,449 N/A Full ROI →
32 Baker College

Grad rate: 22.9%

 MI +$364,468 $62,569 $23,456 N/A Full ROI →
33 Full Sail University

Grad rate: 45.0%

 FL +$353,952 $63,679 $39,814 N/A Full ROI →
34 Roosevelt University

Grad rate: 41.8%

 IL +$263,028 $59,994 $48,426 N/A Full ROI →
35 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus

Grad rate: 35.6%

 PR -$194,274 $33,670 $13,837 N/A 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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