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DOCTORAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5212

Management Information Systems and Services: is this doctoral degree worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$132,343 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$132,343Median year-4 earnings

$13,520Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$132,343Median reported earnings · year 4

$150,717Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

78thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

2Reporting programs

2With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $81,794
Federal debt: $27,000
Reporting programs: 23

23 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $57,424
Federal debt: $27,387
Reporting programs: 22

22 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $80,822
Federal debt: $24,068
Reporting programs: 181

171 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $98,170
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 55

55 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $132,343
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $33,676
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$130,324National median$132,34375th percentile$130,324

2 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1California Intercontinental University$134,362 2University of Phoenix-Arizona$130,324

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1021 · 4 crosswalk linksComputer and Information Systems ManagersSOC 11-3021 · 4 crosswalk linksComputer ProgrammersSOC 15-1251 · 1 crosswalk linksDatabase ArchitectsSOC 15-1243 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	California Intercontinental UniversityDoctoral Degree	Sioux Falls, SD	$134,362	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
2	University of Phoenix-ArizonaDoctoral Degree	Phoenix, AZ	$130,324	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,520

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.