Which Texas management information systems program has the lowest debt?

UTRGV reports the lowest median federal debt, $8,360, with first-year pay of $38,672.

How much do management information systems graduates earn in Texas?

The median across 15 Texas management information systems bachelor's programs is $52,836 in the first year after graduating and $72,145 five years after.

Management Information Systems (Bachelor's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many management information systems bachelor's programs are in Texas?

15 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 15 of them also report federal debt.

15 programs report first-year pay
15 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Management Information Systems and Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas management information systems bachelor's program pays its graduates $52,836 in their first year, $6,537 less than the national median. UT Austin reports the highest first-year pay ($86,622), and UTRGV the lowest median debt ($8,360).

Median first-year pay$52,836National $59,373

Median pay after 5 years$72,145National $82,499

Median federal debt$20,500National $23,670

Debt-to-earnings37%National 40%

All 15 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	UT AustinAustin · public	$86,622	$112,047	$19,000	22%
2	Texas A&MCollege Station · public	$71,032	Not reported	$19,500	27%
3	Baylor UniversityWaco · private nonprofit	$70,873	$104,131	$24,000	34%
4	University of HoustonHouston · public	$65,574	$84,336	$16,750	26%
5	UNTDenton · public	$64,441	$96,614	$20,970	33%
6	UTSASan Antonio · public	$58,123	$89,324	$23,119	40%
7	UH-Clear LakeHouston · public	$54,262	$79,997	$15,530	29%
8	UT ArlingtonArlington · public	$52,836	$70,105	$19,500	37%
9	UH-DowntownHouston · public	$51,314	$79,853	$20,500	40%
10	Sam Houston StateHuntsville · public	$47,676	$67,102	$20,699	43%
11	Midwestern StateWichita Falls · public	$44,524	Not reported	$24,000	54%
12	Lamar UniversityBeaumont · public	$44,508	$53,871	$28,000	63%
13	West Texas A&M UniversityCanyon · public	$41,872	$74,184	$28,475	68%
14	UTEPEl Paso · public	$41,014	$55,242	$19,403	47%
15	UTRGVEdinburg · public	$38,672	$57,693	$8,360	22%

2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 15 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

UTRGV$8,360
UH-Clear Lake$15,530
University of Houston$16,750
UT Austin$19,000
UTEP$19,403

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$171,530

Median pay in Texas. 73,060 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $106,390Top 10%: $277,160

Computer Programmers

$99,330

Median pay in Texas. 7,620 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $60,120Top 10%: $143,300

Database Architects

$151,370

Median pay in Texas. 8,270 people work in this job in Texas. 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%: $92,890Top 10%: $200,390

Common questions

UT Austin in Austin reports the highest median first-year pay, $86,622. Its median federal debt is $19,000.

Management Information Systems (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked145 programs by pay and debt

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.
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 Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the management information systems bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024