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2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Management Information Systems Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 186 degrees and certificates were awarded to management information systems students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #96 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Management Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for MIS majors pursuing a master's degree.

#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in MIS at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 18 students majoring in MIS at National University, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Of the 9 students majoring in MIS at Naval Postgraduate School, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at DeVry University - California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular management information systems schools in California. DeVry University - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pomona.

Of the 7 students majoring in MIS at DeVry University - California, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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University of Phoenix - California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the MIS majors at the school.

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California Intercontinental University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Management Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, California Intercontinental University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#8

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #8, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for management information systems students working on their master’s degree. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Thousand Oaks.

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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree management information systems programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for management information systems students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 32
Nevada 2
Hawaii 1
Alaska 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 10 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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