2025 Best Management Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in management information systems, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #63 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of management information systems. Combined, these schools handed out 29 master's degrees in management information systems to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to management information systems students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of management information systems students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for management information systems to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized management information systems related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for management information systems students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The mis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Management Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in Virginia.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Management Information Systems in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in management information systems.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in MIS

1

University of the Potomac - VA Campus
FALLS CHURCH, VA

10 Annual Graduates

University of the Potomac - VA Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in management information systems. University of the Potomac - VA Campus is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the suburb of FALLS CHURCH.More information about a master’s in management information systems from University of the Potomac - VA Campus

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

19 Annual Graduates

$92,837 Median Starting Salary

Liberty University is a great option for individuals interested in a master's degree in management information systems. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Management Information Systems master's degree recipients from Liberty University receive an earnings boost of about $7,838 above the typical earnings of management information systems graduates.

More information about a master’s in management information systems from Liberty University

Best Management Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Management Information Systems Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	223
Georgia	190	32
North Carolina	178	0
Tennessee	166	0
Alabama	151	96
Kentucky	147	0
South Carolina	146	4
Mississippi	145	3

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Management Information Systems Related Rankings by Major

Management Information Systems is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

MIS Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Management Information Systems	29

Majors Similar to MIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	3,885
Accounting	367
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	332
Human Resource Management	173
General Business/Commerce	148
Finance & Financial Management	111
Marketing	93
International Business	49
Real Estate	17
Construction Management	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.