| Program | MS in Management Information Systems |
|---|---|
| Length | 30 credits |
| Format | Campus and online |
| STEM | Yes |
| AI Exposure | Moderate (MSITM.com editorial rating) |
| Experiential Learning | Practicum required for most full-time students |
2026–27 curriculum
The required core includes Programming for Data Science and Analytics, Cybersecurity Systems Management, legal/ethical IT issues, Predictive Analytics Technologies, Advanced Data Wrangling, Digital Transformation Strategy, Scripting Essentials and a practicum. Electives include project management and enterprise resource planning.
Fit
A data- and analytics-oriented MIS option with a strong technical core and practical systems-management content.
Official source
Oklahoma State 2026–27 catalog
2026–27 cost signal
- Spears graduate tuition & fees per credit: approximately $555.80 Oklahoma resident / $1,232.40 nonresident for campus study.
- Purely online rate: approximately $512 per credit for Oklahoma residents / $555 per credit for nonresidents.
- Additional fee: Spears lists a $250 Business Professional Program fee in fall and spring for campus graduate programs.
- Admissions: Fall entry only; March 1 deadline for international applicants and July 1 for U.S. citizens.
- Testing: GRE required for applicants, with limited exception/waiver paths for specified OSU backgrounds.
Official 2026–27 Spears graduate tuition
External ranking signal
U.S. News Information Systems specialty (April 2026): #58. The ranking applies to Oklahoma State’s Spears School of Business and is closely aligned with the MS MIS. See the full crosswalk.
Career outcomes
Oklahoma State’s Spears accreditation page reports that, for 2023 MS MIS graduates, 79% had employment, job offers or other plans within six months. Spears says post-graduation data was gathered for 81% of its 330 master’s graduates across programs that year. Because the 81% figure is school-wide rather than an MS MIS-specific knowledge rate, MSITM.com carries that scope caveat with the program result.
Official Spears outcome/accreditation data
Preparation & prerequisites
Oklahoma State’s current MS MIS catalog does not list a separate set of pre-admission technical prerequisite courses. The 30-credit core itself includes Programming for Data Science and Analytics I, Scripting Essentials, predictive analytics and advanced data wrangling, so students enter a quantitatively and technically oriented curriculum even when prior coursework is not stated as a standalone admission requirement. MSITM.com therefore records the current catalog structure rather than inventing a prerequisite that OSU does not publish.
Official 2026–27 MS MIS catalog
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Last verified: September 28, 2026.