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What Can You Do With a Management Information Systems Degree?

Connect technology and business, choosing and running the systems companies rely on. Graduates earn a median $67,000 early in their careers and $100,000 by mid-career. We track 9 careers that a Management Information Systems degree commonly leads to, with median pay from $61,860 to $139,500 depending on the role and how far you take it.

How these numbers work: A major does not have its own salary. Early and mid-career pay is what people who hold this degree earn at the start of their careers and midway through them. Career pay comes from the 9 careers a Management Information Systems degree commonly leads to, and counts everyone in those jobs, including people who have been doing them for thirty years. The two answer different questions, which is why they do not match.

The New York Fed does not report Management Information Systems on its own. Its early and mid-career figures here are for Information Systems & Management, the broader group it places this major in.

Careers this major leads to

Database Architect$139,500 median · Much faster than average Computer Network Architect$134,050 median · Much faster than average Cybersecurity Analyst$129,180 median · Much faster than average Business Intelligence Analyst$120,230 median · Much faster than average IT Project Manager$116,580 median · Much faster than average Computer Systems Analyst$105,850 median · Much faster than average Database Administrator$104,620 median · Declining Health Information Technologist$68,020 median · Much faster than average IT Support Specialist$61,860 median · Declining

Frequently asked questions

What can you do with a Management Information Systems degree?

A Management Information Systems degree commonly leads to 9 careers we track, including Database Architect, Computer Network Architect, and Cybersecurity Analyst. Graduates earn a median $67,000 early in their careers.

How much do Management Information Systems majors make?

Graduates with a Management Information Systems degree earn a median of $67,000 a year early in their careers, and $100,000 by mid-career (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2024 data). Those figures are reported for Information Systems & Management, the broader group this major sits in.

What jobs can a Management Information Systems major get?

Common roles include Database Architect, Computer Network Architect, Cybersecurity Analyst, and Business Intelligence Analyst. Database Architect is among the higher-paying, at $139,500 median.

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Where these pay figures come from

Early and mid-career pay is the median annual wage of full-time workers who hold a bachelor's degree in that major, ages 22 to 27 and ages 35 to 45, from 2024 data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (IPUMS). Published as Outcomes by Major by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Career pay is the annual wage of everyone working in that occupation, not only recent graduates, so it includes people who have done the job for decades. The middle half is the 25th to the 75th percentile. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).

All figures are national. What you earn depends on where you work, who you work for, and how far you take the degree.

Job-growth figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).