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Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$28,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

Management Information Systems is the #73 most popular major in the country with 13,680 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for MIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Management Information Systems

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the best value school in the Southwest Region for management information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UOPX - Arizona also did well on our Best Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great value for management information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

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Best Management Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best management information systems schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,319
Arizona 656
Oklahoma 280
New Mexico 4

Management Information Systems is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Dzonatas.

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