General Management Information Systems at Appalachian State University

What traits are you looking for in a MIS school? To help you decide if Appalachian State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's MIS program.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 19,108 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in MIS from Appalachian State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Management Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State General Management Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in MIS

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Appalachian State offers distance education options for MIS at the following degree levels:

Appalachian State General Management Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the MIS progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The MIS major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Management Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online General Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Focused General Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Most Popular General Management Information Systems Schools	39
Most Focused General Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best General Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Management Information Systems Schools	74
Most Popular Online General Management Information Systems Schools	94
Most Focused General Management Information Systems Schools	105

MIS Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the MIS majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State General Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of MIS bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in MIS at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in MIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in MIS. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That MIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in MIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Computer and Information Systems Managers	12,740	$142,330
Computer Programmers	6,210	$94,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.