Which state pays management information systems bachelor's graduates the most?

Ohio, where the median program pays its graduates $66,717 in their first year, the highest of 7 state rankings. California is next, at $63,760.

Which management information systems bachelor's program pays the most?

Santa Clara University in California reports the highest first-year pay of the 145 programs ranked here, $93,042. Its median federal debt is $19,995.

How much debt do management information systems bachelor's graduates have?

The median program leaves its graduates with $23,670 in federal debt. Across programs, the median debt is 40% of first-year pay.

Highest-Paying Management Information Systems (Bachelor's) Programs in the US

145 programs report first-year pay
7 state rankings
Bachelor's in Management Information Systems and Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median management information systems bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $59,373 in their first year and $82,499 five years after. Ohio has the highest state median ($66,717), and Florida the lowest ($52,739). The median program leaves its graduates with $23,670 in federal debt.

Median first-year pay$59,373Across 145 programs

Median pay after 5 years$82,499Across 136 programs

Median federal debt$23,670Across 135 programs

Debt-to-earnings40%Across 132 programs

All 145 programs, ranked by graduate pay

Each program is ranked by the median pay of its graduates one year after they finished, from College Scorecard. This measures what graduates earn, not how good the teaching is. Pay also depends on where graduates live and work. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	After cost of living	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · private nonprofit	$93,042	$84,034	Not reported	$19,995	21%
2	National UniversitySan Diego, CA · private nonprofit	$92,758	$83,777	$95,650	$28,675	31%
3	SNHUManchester, NH · private nonprofit	$86,882	Not adjusted	Not reported	$36,888	42%
4	UT AustinAustin, TX · public	$86,622	$89,249	$112,047	$19,000	22%
5	Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · private nonprofit	$83,756	Not adjusted	$135,935	Not reported	Not reported
6	Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · public	$81,708	$75,711	$111,752	$19,500	24%
7	Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · private nonprofit	$78,703	Not adjusted	$121,458	Not reported	Not reported
8	Howard UniversityWashington, DC · private nonprofit	$78,544	Not adjusted	$86,580	$20,000	25%
9	Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · private nonprofit	$78,507	Not adjusted	$129,875	Not reported	Not reported
10	University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · public	$78,190	$81,200	$111,592	$19,500	25%
11	UIUCChampaign, IL · public	$77,572	$77,605	$115,128	$19,500	25%
12	CSU GlobalDenver, CO · public	$74,960	Not adjusted	$109,460	$24,234	32%
13	University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · public	$74,078	Not adjusted	$110,434	$21,875	30%
14	UW-MadisonMadison, WI · public	$73,506	Not adjusted	Not reported	$20,750	28%
15	University of DelawareNewark, DE · public	$73,332	Not adjusted	$107,566	$25,258	34%
16	University of TulsaTulsa, OK · private nonprofit	$73,106	$83,223	Not reported	$27,000	37%
17	Weber StateOgden, UT · public	$72,473	$73,306	$88,576	$19,416	27%
18	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · private nonprofit	$72,332	$74,132	$94,625	$29,933	41%
19	Miami UniversityOxford, OH · public	$72,045	$77,656	$106,548	$25,994	36%
20	Ohio StateColumbus, OH · public	$72,017	$77,626	$91,948	$21,500	30%
21	Park UniversityParkville, MO · private nonprofit	$71,845	Not adjusted	$88,597	$11,453	16%
22	Texas A&MCollege Station, TX · public	$71,032	$73,186	Not reported	$19,500	27%
23	University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, OK · public	$70,921	$80,736	$100,678	$19,375	27%
24	Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · private nonprofit	$70,873	$73,022	$104,131	$24,000	34%
25	University of DaytonDayton, OH · private nonprofit	$69,995	$75,447	$89,258	$26,500	38%
26	RITRochester, NY · private nonprofit	$69,834	Not adjusted	$98,398	$25,105	36%
27	UC IrvineIrvine, CA · public	$68,786	$62,126	$129,344	$16,500	24%
28	DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · private nonprofit	$68,769	$68,798	$94,414	$24,016	35%
29	Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY · public	$68,628	$76,119	$88,946	$21,000	31%
30	Ohio UniversityAthens, OH · public	$68,154	$73,462	$89,251	$26,000	38%
31	Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI · public	$68,088	$70,765	$93,984	$27,000	40%
32	Loyola ChicagoChicago, IL · private nonprofit	$67,801	$67,829	$119,530	$24,500	36%
33	UW-La CrosseLa Crosse, WI · public	$67,661	Not adjusted	$73,916	Not reported	Not reported
34	University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · public	$67,550	$67,096	$92,686	$20,175	30%
35	Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE · private nonprofit	$67,262	Not adjusted	$103,116	$27,965	42%
36	University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY · public	$67,159	$74,490	$94,472	$24,957	37%
37	Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, IN · private nonprofit	$66,258	$70,994	$76,486	$42,000	63%
38	Florida StateTallahassee, FL · public	$66,252	$64,065	$95,233	$18,173	27%
39	Penn StateUniversity Park, PA · public	$66,169	$67,816	$94,003	$26,000	39%
40	Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL · private nonprofit	$65,770	Not adjusted	Not reported	$38,907	59%
41	University of HoustonHouston, TX · public	$65,574	$67,562	$84,336	$16,750	26%
42	Central Connecticut StateNew Britain, CT · public	$65,486	$63,204	$87,994	$25,125	38%
43	Bowling Green StateBowling Green, OH · public	$65,280	$70,365	$85,566	$20,000	31%
44	UM-DearbornDearborn, MI · public	$65,211	$67,775	$91,680	$25,610	39%
45	Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI · public	$65,128	$67,689	$85,514	$26,000	40%
46	Winona StateWinona, MN · public	$64,613	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	42%
47	UNTDenton, TX · public	$64,441	$66,395	$96,614	$20,970	33%
48	Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY · public	$64,252	$71,265	$60,202	Not reported	Not reported
49	North Dakota StateFargo, ND · public	$64,181	Not adjusted	$92,403	$25,500	40%
50	Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH · private nonprofit	$63,560	$68,511	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
51	UW-OshkoshOshkosh, WI · public	$63,544	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
52	Post UniversityWaterbury, CT · private for-profit	$63,383	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,137	43%
53	Ole MissUniversity, MS · public	$63,107	Not adjusted	$62,329	$22,400	35%
54	RutgersNew Brunswick, NJ · public	$63,023	$57,923	$96,718	$22,425	36%
55	Oregon StateCorvallis, OR · public	$63,000	$60,951	$77,803	$17,500	28%
56	Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · private nonprofit	$62,538	Not adjusted	Not reported	$20,500	33%
57	Wright StateDayton, OH · public	$62,334	$67,189	$75,467	$29,750	48%
58	Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · private nonprofit	$62,319	$57,276	$107,879	$23,250	37%
59	WVUMorgantown, WV · public	$62,127	Not adjusted	$95,160	$21,501	35%
60	East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · public	$61,914	$65,638	$79,449	$25,783	42%
61	Columbia College (Missouri)Columbia, MO · private nonprofit	$61,770	Not adjusted	$70,772	$29,500	48%
62	Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA · public	$61,668	$57,627	$87,563	$22,333	36%
63	University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, AZ · public	$61,359	Not adjusted	$62,249	$40,327	66%
64	University of KansasLawrence, KS · public	$60,931	$67,650	$81,103	$22,200	36%
65	Michigan TechHoughton, MI · public	$60,266	Not adjusted	Not reported	$28,000	46%
66	Kansas StateManhattan, KS · public	$60,144	$66,776	$92,359	$24,308	40%
67	Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO · private nonprofit	$59,754	Not adjusted	Not reported	$21,920	37%
68	Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN · private nonprofit	$59,722	$60,557	Not reported	$24,737	41%
69	Washington StatePullman, WA · public	$59,490	$55,591	$81,392	$23,500	40%
70	Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · public	$59,451	$57,690	$89,021	$26,482	45%
71	UW-Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · public	$59,409	$63,137	$85,644	$21,500	36%
72	Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · public	$59,385	$60,863	$72,747	$27,000	45%
73	Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA · public	$59,373	$61,659	$95,199	$23,375	39%
74	Wayne StateDetroit, MI · public	$59,352	$61,686	$86,777	$23,250	39%
75	Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, OR · public	$59,328	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
76	CSUNNorthridge, CA · public	$58,733	$53,046	$84,481	$21,851	37%
77	University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA · public	$58,197	$66,312	$89,797	$22,500	39%
78	UTSASan Antonio, TX · public	$58,123	$59,885	$89,324	$23,119	40%
79	UABBirmingham, AL · public	$57,778	$65,048	$74,931	$27,901	48%
80	Missouri StateSpringfield, MO · public	$57,284	$63,076	$80,791	$25,930	45%
81	ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, VA · private for-profit	$56,745	$56,125	$68,521	$36,786	65%
82	Atlantis UniversityMiami, FL · private for-profit	$56,693	$54,821	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
83	Appalachian StateBoone, NC · public	$56,650	$60,058	$81,612	$23,551	42%
84	University of Central OklahomaEdmond, OK · public	$56,385	$64,188	$70,843	$22,200	39%
85	Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA · private nonprofit	$56,014	Not adjusted	$79,707	$31,000	55%
86	USFTampa, FL · public	$55,972	$54,124	$82,726	$18,494	33%
87	University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL · public	$55,826	$62,851	$50,512	$24,250	43%
88	Fort Hays StateHays, KS · public	$55,111	Not adjusted	Not reported	$24,119	44%
89	Cal State San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · public	$55,102	$49,767	Not reported	$16,170	29%
90	Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI · public	$54,948	$57,108	$88,084	$27,500	50%
91	Framingham StateFramingham, MA · public	$54,918	$51,928	Not reported	$25,000	46%
92	University of Central ArkansasConway, AR · public	$54,913	$63,164	$66,120	$21,500	39%
93	University of MontanaMissoula, MT · public	$54,816	$57,917	$103,587	$23,250	42%
94	Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA · public	$54,748	$54,150	$69,560	$25,582	47%
95	UW-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · public	$54,722	$58,156	$83,079	$26,000	48%
96	UH-Clear LakeHouston, TX · public	$54,262	$55,907	$79,997	$15,530	29%
97	UMass DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA · public	$53,873	$50,940	Not reported	$27,000	50%
98	Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA · public	$53,846	$55,186	$70,821	$27,000	50%
99	UH ManoaHonolulu, HI · public	$53,758	$48,893	$71,090	$13,133	24%
100	Ball StateMuncie, IN · public	$53,597	$57,428	$77,623	$25,000	47%
101	UW-ParksideKenosha, WI · public	$53,588	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,349	49%
102	Columbus StateColumbus, GA · public	$53,153	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,751	50%
103	University of IdahoMoscow, ID · public	$52,920	$55,417	Not reported	$17,457	33%
104	Illinois StateNormal, IL · public	$52,887	$52,909	$95,306	$16,250	31%
105	UT ArlingtonArlington, TX · public	$52,836	$54,438	$70,105	$19,500	37%
106	University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL · public	$52,769	$59,409	$83,727	$20,500	39%
107	Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ · public	$52,708	$52,354	$81,271	$25,000	47%
108	University of MemphisMemphis, TN · public	$51,524	$56,084	$72,291	$29,768	58%
109	UH-DowntownHouston, TX · public	$51,314	$52,870	$79,853	$20,500	40%
110	Northeastern StateTahlequah, OK · public	$51,298	$58,397	$89,588	Not reported	Not reported
111	Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA · public	$51,195	$52,469	$77,338	$26,900	53%
112	Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT · private nonprofit	$50,867	Not adjusted	Not reported	$29,688	58%
113	Western Connecticut StateDanbury, CT · public	$50,443	$48,685	$80,013	$23,670	47%
114	SUNY PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY · public	$50,232	$46,545	$74,458	$24,799	49%
115	FIUMiami, FL · public	$49,506	$47,872	$77,468	$20,227	41%
116	Rogers StateClaremore, OK · public	$49,415	$56,254	Not reported	$16,875	34%
117	Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, FL · public	$48,895	$47,281	$65,368	$22,159	45%
118	Cal State Long BeachLong Beach, CA · public	$48,825	$44,098	$82,271	$12,750	26%
119	Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY · private nonprofit	$48,720	Not adjusted	Not reported	$26,661	55%
120	Middle Tennessee StateMurfreesboro, TN · public	$48,608	$52,910	$71,857	$22,375	46%
121	Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC · public	$47,867	$50,746	$77,089	$23,000	48%
122	Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI · public	$47,857	$46,790	Not reported	$20,725	43%
123	Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, LA · public	$47,843	$54,239	$68,420	$25,000	52%
124	Sam Houston StateHuntsville, TX · public	$47,676	$49,122	$67,102	$20,699	43%
125	Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KY · public	$46,623	$51,712	Not reported	$27,000	58%
126	Mississippi StateMississippi State, MS · public	$45,971	Not adjusted	$69,612	$27,750	60%
127	FAUBoca Raton, FL · public	$45,207	$43,715	$74,519	$17,929	40%
128	York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA · private nonprofit	$44,936	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	60%
129	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL · public	$44,868	$43,387	$67,250	$21,924	49%
130	Midwestern StateWichita Falls, TX · public	$44,524	$45,874	Not reported	$24,000	54%
131	Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX · public	$44,508	Not adjusted	$53,871	$28,000	63%
132	Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, VA · private nonprofit	$44,418	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
133	Nicholls StateThibodaux, LA · public	$44,153	$50,056	$66,793	$26,875	61%
134	UPR Rio PiedrasSan Juan, PR · public	$43,665	Not adjusted	$53,046	Not reported	Not reported
135	Shawnee StatePortsmouth, OH · public	$42,673	$45,997	Not reported	$27,375	64%
136	Montana Technological UniversityButte, MT · public	$42,543	$44,950	$56,418	$28,125	66%
137	University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA · public	$42,494	$44,130	$64,877	$26,916	63%
138	West Texas A&M UniversityCanyon, TX · public	$41,872	$43,142	$74,184	$28,475	68%
139	Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WA · public	$41,331	$38,622	$64,600	$19,802	48%
140	UTEPEl Paso, TX · public	$41,014	$42,258	$55,242	$19,403	47%
141	UTRGVEdinburg, TX · public	$38,672	$39,845	$57,693	$8,360	22%
142	Morehead StateMorehead, KY · public	$36,766	$40,779	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
143	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan, PR · private nonprofit	$33,986	Not adjusted	$34,726	$16,677	49%
144	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina, PR · private nonprofit	$27,676	Not adjusted	$29,495	$14,658	53%
145	UPR MayaguezMayaguez, PR · public	$24,703	Not adjusted	$48,246	$7,844	32%

Pay after cost of living divides first-year pay by the Bureau of Economic Analysis price level of the school's state, where the US average is 100. It is shown for 105 programs where at least half of the graduates who work are working in the school's state. The other 40, whose graduates mostly work in other states or whose state has no price level, are listed last when you sort by it.

13 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

College Scorecard withholds pay for programs with too few graduates, to protect their privacy, so those programs can't be ranked.

Management Information Systems (Bachelor's) programs by state

Each row is the median across the state's management information systems bachelor's programs. State names link to the full ranking of that state's programs.

#	State	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
1	Ohio	8	$66,717	$26,000
2	California	6	$63,760	$18,248
3	Michigan	6	$62,697	$26,500
4	Connecticut	5	$62,538	$25,125
5	Pennsylvania	7	$59,385	$27,000
6	Texas	15	$52,836	$20,500
7	Florida	8	$52,739	$20,227

Programs in 36 more states and territories report pay, but too few to rank. A state ranking needs at least five programs that report both pay and debt.

Quick picks nationwide

Lowest median debt

UTRGV, TX$8,360
Cal State Long Beach, CA$12,750
UH-Clear Lake, TX$15,530
Cal State San Marcos, CA$16,170
UC Irvine, CA$16,500
University of Houston, TX$16,750
FAU, FL$17,929
Florida State, FL$18,173
USF, FL$18,494
UT Austin, TX$19,000

Lowest debt for the pay

Only the 52 programs with their own page here are included. "Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to management information systems, largest first. Pay is the median across the US and all experience levels.

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$175,140

Median pay in the US. 670,570 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $107,550Top 10%: $297,510

Computer Programmers

$100,390

Median pay in the US. 92,230 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $57,710Top 10%: $160,460

Database Architects

$139,500

Median pay in the US. 67,140 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $86,240Top 10%: $204,000

Common questions

The median management information systems bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $59,373 in their first year and $82,499 five years after.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
National medians include every program in the 50 states, DC, and US territories, including schools that have since closed. Schools with several campuses that report one combined figure are counted once.
Programs are ranked by College Scorecard median pay one year after graduation. Pay after cost of living uses the price level of the school's state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025. Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024