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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,501 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, management information systems was ranked #72 in the country. In fact 2,766 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named University of Dayton the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for management information systems students working on their graduate certificate. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value management information systems schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 a year.

Full Management Information Systems at Wright State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great value for management information systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552 per year.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 a year.

Full Management Information Systems at Wayne State University Report

Best Management Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best management information systems colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 24
Illinois 154
Ohio 73
Indiana 3
Wisconsin 0

Management Information Systems is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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