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Is a Management Information Systems and Services degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Bachelor's, aggregated across 155 colleges (155 of 155 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$53,048

Graduates only, early career.$56,596 two years out.

Median federal debt

$22,275

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.42×

42% of a first year's earnings.

Typical debt is well under a single year's early-career pay.

The college you pick moves this a lot

The middle 50% of Bachelor's programs in Management Information Systems and Services report early-career pay between $46,066 and $59,428 — a spread of $13,362 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $46,066 median $53,048 75th pct $59,428

By degree level

Each level is a separate decision — more schooling usually means more pay and more debt.

LevelPay · 1yrDebtDebt/pay

Associate's 8 colleges $39,540 $22,114 0.56×

Bachelor's 155 colleges $53,048 $22,275 0.42×

Master's 51 colleges $65,974 $40,861 0.59×

Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

The 15 programs with the highest reported pay one year after completion. This reflects who enrolls and where they live as much as the program itself — it is not a causal quality ranking.

Colorado State University Global CO $76,872 $23,854 debt

The University of Texas at Austin TX $75,338 $18,750 debt

University of Notre Dame IN $74,178 —

Howard University DC $74,153 $20,500 debt

Georgetown University DC $71,747 —

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL $71,440 $19,300 debt

Villanova University PA $71,297 —

Texas A&M University-College Station TX $69,062 $19,500 debt

Bellevue University NE $68,259 $24,139 debt

University of Georgia GA $67,138 $17,261 debt

The University of Alabama AL $66,858 $21,375 debt

University of Delaware DE $66,395 $25,182 debt

Miami University-Oxford OH $66,235 $25,994 debt

Loyola University Chicago IL $66,063 $24,166 debt

Park University MO $65,534 $17,546 debt

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Management Information Systems and Services, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn (your college, effort, and local job market vary enormously — see the spread above), not lifetime earnings (it is measured 1–2 years after completion, early career), not proof the major caused the outcome (who enters a field differs by field — selection, not causation), and not a "best majors" ranking: earnings are one dimension of worth, not the whole of it. Teaching and social work pay far less than the fields at the top of this list and matter enormously. Earnings cover federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report.

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