2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 13,680 people earned a degree or certificate in management information systems, making the major the #73 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 89 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Management Information Systems program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Carolina - Columbia the most popular school in the United States for management information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 41% of the MIS majors at the school.
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Out of the 89 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 52% of the MIS majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular management information systems schools in the United States. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 22% of the MIS majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular management information systems schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 9% of the MIS majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular management information systems schools in the United States. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 52% of the MIS majors at the school.
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Out of the 89 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 43% of the MIS majors at the school.
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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 31% of the MIS majors at the school.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Women make up 38% of the MIS majors at the school.
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University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 36% of the MIS majors at the school.
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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the MIS majors at the school.
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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.
About 64% of the students majoring in MIS at the school are women while 36% are male.
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Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management information systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 27% of the MIS majors at the school.
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East Carolina University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate management information systems programs. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 30% of the MIS majors at the school.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
| 15 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| 15 | Wright State University - Main Campus | Dayton, OH |
| 17 | Metropolitan State University | Saint Paul, MN |
Management Information Systems by Region
View the Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.
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Management Information Systems Related Majors
Management Information Systems is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to MIS
| 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 28 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).
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