by our College Data Analytics Team
[Information Resources Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/mis-management-information-systems/information-resources-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for information resources management students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in information resources management, balancing cost against outcomes.
For return on investment in information resources management, no school beat Bellevue University this year. Set in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,873. Students borrow a median of $27,965 to complete the information resources management program here. Early-career information resources management graduates make about $67,262. That is a strong return on a $27,965 median debt.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.