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Information Systems, M.S.
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Program Overview

A Master of Science in Information Systems degree is a specialized master’s degree designed to equip students with the technical expertise as well as the business savvy needed for analyzing, designing, deploying, maintaining and managing information systems in industrial, government and non-profit settings. Information systems integrate software, hardware and people power needed to create, collect, process, filter and distribute data. Our program at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, prepares our students for not only these challenges, but the challenges of the future.

The master’s degree program in Information Systems at Marshall University trains students for advanced IT and information management careers in the computer industry and to help working professionals in information technology fields advance their careers through graduate continuing education. Marshall’s Information Systems graduate degree program provides educational and research resources to serve communities and industries, and encourages students to conduct high quality and innovative research to advance the field of information technology and to bring economic opportunities to the state of West Virginia and the nation.

  • At Marshall University, students are not required to have a computer-related undergraduate major to study in the Information Systems master’s degree program.
  • Graduates will gain a solid foundation in the various business disciplines and gain an understanding of the effective use of information technology in business or organizational settings. Our graduates are effective users, designers and developers of computer information systems, adding value to processes and products in organizations.
  • Marshall University graduates from the College of Information Technology and Engineering have benefited from one-on-one instruction and extra effort from committed and experienced faculty members.
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The Computer Science Division at Marshall University is housed in the Weisberg Applied Engineering Complex, a 155,000-square-foot facility that contains multiple state-of-the-art labs for classes and research. The complex also has workstations located outside faculty offices to facilitate collaboration between students and professors. Three labs are specifically dedicated for Computer Science: The computer graphics lab, the cybersecurity and networking lab, and project studio.

Diverse Educators

An education provided by a group of faculty with a diverse skill set and broad range of studies.

Real-World Experience

Students in Marshall’s Master of Science in Information Systems degree program acquire an abundance of hands-on experience through projects working with faculty and other partners on and off campus.

Featured Courses
MIS 620 - Technology Planning
Methods of technology planning, strategic management, and forecasting for use in technology intensive organizations are discussed, including technology life cycles and strategies for commercializing products.
MIS 685 - Business Intel/Analytics
Introduction to methods to improve fact-based managerial decision making. Focus on analytics types and data manipulation to discover patterns and generate information associated with products and services.
MIS 659 - Digital Access Pol & Strats
An introductory course for creating digital accessibility policies and plans for the workplace. Includes strategies to create accessible documents, evaluate web site accessibility, and investigate assistive technologies.
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Career Opportunities
Depending on students’ individual interests, a master’s degree in Information Systems can be good preparation for information technology jobs and IT management jobs. Management Information Systems jobs took 7th place, and Computer Information Systems took 13th place in Forbes’ list of Best Master’s Degrees for Jobs in 2017. Graduates with a master’s degree in Information Systems could also become computer network architects, designing data communication networks for private and public communications among businesses and their clients. Computer network architects earn an average salary of $101,210.
  • IT Manager
  • Database Administrator
  • Software Engineer
  • Net programmer
  • System Analyst