STEM Designation in the MSITM / Information Systems Category
Many programs in this category are STEM designated, but students should confirm the exact program and CIP classification with the university before relying on STEM status for immigration planning.
Current database status: MSITM.com has 44 of 50 programs verified as STEM/OPT-eligible, 4 labeled “Verify”, and 2 that do not qualify for STEM OPT under current official guidance. “Verify” does not mean non-STEM; it means MSITM.com has not confirmed the exact current degree/delivery designation consistently enough to mark it definitive.
Programs still requiring exact-program STEM verification
Auburn MSIS; Northeastern MSIS; Virginia Tech Master of IT; UGA MS Business & Artificial Intelligence.
Programs currently identified as STEM in the MSITM.com database
- UT Austin – MS Business Technology & AI
- Carnegie Mellon – MISM
- University of Washington – MSIM
- Indiana Kelley – MSIS
- UT Dallas – MS ITM
- Rutgers – MITA
- Maryland Smith – MS Information Systems & AI
- Georgia State – MSIS
- Arizona Eller – MS MIS
- Illinois Urbana-Champaign – MS Information Management
- Syracuse – MSIS
- Michigan – MSI
- Stevens – MSIS
- Santa Clara – MSIS
- George Washington – MSIST
- Illinois Tech – MS ITM
- Cincinnati – MSIS
- UNC Greensboro – MSITM
- UMBC – MSIS
- Florida – MS ISOM / IT
- CU Denver – MSIS
Additional STEM programs verified in the expanded database
- Boston University MET – MSCIS
- Oakland – MSITM
- DePaul – MSIS
- Florida International – MSIS
- UW–Milwaukee – MS ITM
- Houston Bauer – MS MIS
- Pace – MSIS
- Fordham Gabelli – MS IT
- UT Arlington – MSIS
- USF – MS AI in Business
- UConn – MS BAPM
- Temple Fox – MS IT Auditing & Cyber Security
- Utah Eccles – MSIS
- Arkansas Walton – MIS
- UC Berkeley – MIMS
- Oklahoma State – MS MIS
- Nebraska Omaha – MS MIS
- George Mason – MSIS
- NJIT – MS Business & Information Systems
- Arizona State – MS IT
- Texas A&M – MS MIS
- Penn State World Campus – MS Information Science
- Baruch Zicklin – MSIS
Programs not qualifying for STEM OPT
- Alabama Manderson – MS MIS — the current University of Alabama catalog explicitly states that the program is not STEM-designated for OPT.
- Florida Atlantic – MSITM — FAU says the MSITM is considered STEM academically but does not qualify for STEM OPT or a STEM OPT extension; MSITM.com therefore classifies it as No for immigration-relevant STEM OPT.
Why it matters
For eligible F-1 graduates, STEM designation may support an additional 24-month STEM OPT extension after the standard 12-month OPT period, subject to current federal requirements.
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Verify STEM/OPT status directly with the school and your international-student office; designation can vary by program, CIP code and delivery mode and can change. Updated September 29, 2026.