The bottom line? MIS professionals play a strategic role in all businesses through the integration of people, process, and information technology. This creates unprecedented opportunities for management information systems professionals. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the need for business analysts to grow 30 percent by 2018. At Ohio University’s College of Business, our approach to teaching is well matched to the market opportunity. As a student, you’ll learn the technical and analytical skills necessary for success. You’ll put what you learn in the classroom into practice, gaining the hands-on experience that will solidify those skills for life-long success. When you graduate from the program, you’ll have an inventory of hard skills that you can apply the first day of your career, skills like systems implementation, consulting, technical writing, project management, risk assessment, change management, case modeling, information systems fundamentals, and process mapping and design. You’ll also have developed the soft skills necessary to connect and communicate key business needs with IT solutions. Our teaching philosophy is recognized for excellence. In fact, the Management Information Systems degree at Ohio University’s College of Business is consistently ranked one of the top in the country. In 2013, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the MIS degree 11th-best in the nation.

Business computing is a growing and rapidly changing field offering many employment opportunities and a wide variety of career paths. Our graduates are highly sought after by the best organizations in the world, both large and small. For those that pursue careers with large companies, they frequently work as project managers, systems analysts, information systems consultants, database administrators, or information systems auditors. Project managers plan, coordinate, and direct computer-related activities in an organization. A systems analyst study an organization’s computer systems and design information systems solutions to help organizations operate more efficiently. Information systems consultants help organizations operate efficiently by developing IT solutions for business problems. A database administrator uses specialized software to store and organize data, such as financial information or customer shipping records. They ensure private information is secure. An information systems auditor measures and assesses IT controls to ensure data integrity. Some of our graduates prefer to work at smaller companies where they have access to the widest range of career opportunities, working as system managers, network managers, data processing managers, or as expert end-users in departments outside of data processing.