{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-12","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth/majors/management-information-systems","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":167987,"cip4":"52.12","school_slug":"university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth","major_slug":"management-information-systems"},"school":{"name":"University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth","city":"North Dartmouth","state":"MA","control":"Public","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth.json"},"major":{"name":"Management Information Systems","area":"Business & Finance","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":53873,"median_earnings_4yr":83480,"median_debt":27000,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.323,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":162,"median_earnings_4yr":83086,"median_debt":23835},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":{"geography":"MA","colleges_reporting":3,"median_earnings_4yr":83480,"difference":0},"us":{"colleges_reporting":162,"median_earnings_4yr":83086,"difference":394},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.34,"finished_in_4_years":0.3501,"finished_within_6_years":0.4897,"cohort":1311,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":39880,"geography":"MA","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":5426,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in MA (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":83480,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":15976,"cost_to_finish":69336,"payback_years":1.6,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"1.6 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":16042,"cost_to_finish":69622,"payback_years":1.6,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"1.6 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":17530,"cost_to_finish":76080,"payback_years":1.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"1.7 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":22273,"cost_to_finish":96665,"payback_years":2.2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.2 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":28147,"cost_to_finish":122158,"payback_years":2.8,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"2.8 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":2,"of":3,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":168254,"name":"Western New England University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":89255,"median_debt":null,"net_price_average":27290,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.64,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/western-new-england-university"},{"ipeds_unitid":167987,"name":"University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":83480,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":20927,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.521,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth/majors/management-information-systems"},{"ipeds_unitid":165866,"name":"Framingham State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":59717,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":16114,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.478,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/framingham-state-university/majors/management-information-systems"}],"careers":[{"soc":"15-1211","title":"Computer systems analyst","median_wage_metro":128580,"metro":"Providence-Warwick, RI-MA","median_wage_state":128240,"median_wage_us":105850,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":7.9,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"11-3021","title":"Computer and Information Systems Managers","median_wage_metro":171220,"metro":"Providence-Warwick, RI-MA","median_wage_state":214960,"median_wage_us":175140,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":15.8,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"15-1251","title":"Computer Programmers","median_wage_metro":97300,"metro":"Providence-Warwick, RI-MA","median_wage_state":128390,"median_wage_us":100390,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":-7.3,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":20927,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":15976,"30-48k":16042,"48-75k":17530,"75-110k":22273,"110k+":28147},"acceptance_rate":0.906,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.521,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}