Management Information Systems at Western Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a MIS school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's MIS program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. Of the 3,055 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 23 of them were management information systems majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Management Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WKU does offer online education options in MIS for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WKU Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at WKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The MIS major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Management Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
	227

Earnings of WKU MIS Graduates

The median salary of MIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $39,708. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,048 for all MIS students.

MIS Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the MIS majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in MIS from WKU in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical MIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at WKU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in MIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WKU also has a doctoral program available in MIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Construction Management

Careers That MIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in MIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,800	$119,470
Computer Programmers	1,270	$72,190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.