Management Information Systems & Services

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2017

15,369

growing 1.61%

Median In-State​
Public Tuition

$6,734

growing 3.67%

Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition

$28,850

growing 2.52%

Average Wage

$90,364

growing 2.64%

People in Workforce

11.2M

growing 3.01%

Average Employee Age

43.7

declining 0.00684%

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Employment

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The locations with the highest concentration of Management Information Systems & Services degree recipients are Wilmington Manor, DE, Millcreek, UT, and Tempe, AZ. The locations with a relatively high number of Management Information Systems & Services degree recipients are Wilmington Manor, DE, Tonkawa, OK, and Lancaster, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Management Information Systems & Services is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Management Information Systems & Services and the types of students that study this field. Wilmington University awards the most degrees in Management Information Systems & Services in the US, but University of the Potomac-VA Campus and Schiller International University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Management Information Systems & Services.

Tuition costs for Management Information Systems & Services majors are, on average, $6,734 for in-state public colleges, and $28,850 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Management Information Systems & Services programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (276 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (7,724 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Management Information Systems & Services

  1. Wilmington University

  2. Western Governors University

  3. University of Phoenix-Arizona

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Management Information Systems & Services, is Public, 4-year or above (7,724 completions).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,734

Median In-State Public

$28,850

Median Out of State Private

Wilmington University has the most Management Information Systems & Services degree recipients, with 792 degrees awarded in 2017.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

  1. University of the Potomac-VA Campus

    59.6%

  2. Schiller International University

    37.5%

  3. University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus

    18.9%

Out of all institutions that offer Management Information Systems & Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of the Potomac-VA Campus and Schiller International University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Management Information Systems & Services, with 59.6% and 37.5%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Management Information Systems & Services

  1. New Castle County, DE

  2. Salt Lake County, UT

  3. Maricopa County, AZ

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

  1. Scioto County, OH

  2. Kosciusko County, IN

  3. Pontotoc County, OK

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Business majors is $90,364 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

The industry that employs the most Business majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

$90,364

Average Wage in Workforce

± $682

2.64%

1 Year Growth

± 1.04%

The average salary for Business majors is $90,364 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Highest Paying Pumas

  1. Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY

  2. Walnut Creek (West), Lafayette, Orinda Cities & Moraga Town PUMA, CA

  3. San Clemente, Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano Cities PUMA, CA

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Occupations

Most Common

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The most common occupations Business majors, by number of employees, are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Business majors working as Accountants & auditors, Financial examiners, and Financial analysts.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Business majors are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Physicians.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

11.2M

2018 Workforce

± 79,128

3.01%

1 Year Growth

± 0.975%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.01%, from 10.9M in 2017 to 11.2M in 2018.

The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (10.3%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.

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Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common industries that employ Business majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, and Banking & related activities.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The highest paying industries of Business majors, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

11.2M

2018 Workforce

± 79,128

3.01%

1 Year Growth

± 0.975%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.01%, from 10.9M in 2017 to 11.2M in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Business majors

  1. West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA

  2. Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR

  3. Carr 2-Carr 100 PUMA, PR

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Business in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 43.7, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students earn the majority (7,757) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

43.7

Average Age in 2018

± 0.0927 Years

0.00684%

1 Year Change

± 0.302%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 48 and 36 years old, which represent 2.69% and 2.67% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Management Information Systems & Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (70.1%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    7,757 degrees awarded

  2. Non-resident Alien

    1,803 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American

    1,673 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Management Information Systems & Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

  1. White Male

    3,953 degrees awarded

  2. White Female

    1,375 degrees awarded

  3. Hispanic or Latino Male

    771 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Management Information Systems & Services. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Management Information Systems & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

Most Common Countries of Origin

  1. India

    170,115 degree recipients

  2. Philippines

    134,920 degree recipients

  3. Mexico

    131,608 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

  1. Mongolia

    3.79 times more than expected

  2. Switzerland

    2.96 times more than expected

  3. Paraguay

    2.87 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (3.79 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (170,115 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Management Information Systems & Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Management Information Systems & Services majors need many skills, but most especially Programming. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Management Information Systems & Services majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Operations Analysis, and Technology Design.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Management Information Systems & Services majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Programming is very distinctive for majors, but the Programming, Active Listening, and Complex Problem Solving are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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