Is a management information systems degree from Florida Institute of Technology worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 59% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 40%. Compare the cost with other Florida programs before deciding.

Florida Institute of Technology Management Information Systems (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: How much debt do Florida Institute of Technology management information systems graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $38,907, which ranks 7th lowest of 7 management information systems bachelor's programs in Florida. That works out to about $412 a month over 10 years.

Bachelor's in Management Information Systems and Services
Private nonprofit school
Melbourne, FL
About 6 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Florida Institute of Technology management information systems graduates earn about what management information systems graduates earn nationally, $65,770 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $38,907 in federal loans, more than at 97% of management information systems programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying management information systems degrees in Florida.

First-year earnings$65,77072nd percentile of 145 programs nationally

Median federal debt$38,9077th lowest of 7 Florida programs

Debt-to-earnings59%Florida median 41%, national 40%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all management information systems bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$65,770	$52,739	$59,373
Median federal debt at graduation	$38,907	$20,227	$23,670
Debt as share of first-year pay	59%	41%	40%
Programs compared		8	145

Debt and first-year pay at every Florida management information systems program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.

Florida Institute of TechnologyOther Florida programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $412 a month, or 7.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Palm Bay area are about the same as the national average.

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 all experience levels.

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$168,470

Median pay in Florida. 35,040 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $100,390Top 10%: $264,460

Computer Programmers

$93,180

Median pay in Florida. 4,760 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $52,810Top 10%: $138,770

Database Architects

$138,320

Median pay in Florida. 1,810 people work in this job in Florida. 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%: $85,880Top 10%: $206,410

About Florida Institute of Technology

Tuition and fees	$45,900 / year
Average net price after aid	$35,639 / year
Admission rate	58%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	64%
Undergraduate students	3,404

Management Information Systems ranks 6th of 15 bachelor's programs at Florida Institute of Technology by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($79,244), Computer Science ($75,231), and Mechanical Engineering ($69,533).

Common questions

The median graduate earns $65,770 one year after graduating. The median across management information systems bachelor's programs in Florida is $52,739.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the management information systems program.

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
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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