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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$28,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate School for You

Management Information Systems is the #72 most popular major in the country with 2,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for MIS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best value school for management information systems students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a 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.

Full Management Information Systems at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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

Full Management Information Systems at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Management Information Systems at University of Arizona Report

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 54
Arizona 350
Oklahoma 4
New Mexico 0

One of 20 majors within the area of study, management information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).
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