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2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 college 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 midsize 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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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for management information systems students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 9% of the MIS majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMass Boston is a fairly 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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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular management information systems schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly 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 large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school 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 very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 38% of the MIS majors at the school.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the MIS majors at the school.

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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. 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 medium-sized city of Springfield.

About 64% of the students majoring in MIS at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#11

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

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 school with a small student population.

Women make up 27% of the MIS majors at the school.

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#13

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina 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 #13 on the list. Located in the 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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Honorable Mentions

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

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Dzonatas.

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