2025 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs in
Information Systems from $7,458 to $17,463
Our Top 10 Picks for Affordable Online MBA Programs in IT Management under $20K
Our ranking of the top 10 online MBA Programs in Information Systems for 2025 identifies programs that deliver exceptional value at an affordable tuition cost. We base our selection on comprehensive data analysis, key metrics (including tuition, graduate salary, and ROI), and expert editorial insight. These programs distinguish themselves through a strong combination of affordability, AACSB accreditation, academic quality, and impressive graduate career and financial outcomes.
Interactive Table: 50 Most Affordable AACSB-Accredited Online MBA Programs in IT Management
Find and compare the 50 most affordable AACSB-accredited online MBA programs in Information Systems Management for 2025. These programs offer exceptional value, with tuition rates from $7,458 to $17,463.
You can also explore all 182 AACSB-accredited online MBA Information Systems programs with tuition under the national average of $38,523.
Use the interactive table to sort programs using Rank, Tuition, Starting Salary, and ROI. Find the program(s) that offers the best potential return for your budget. Click on any school name to view a comprehensive school profile.
| Rank | University | In State Tuition | Avg. Starting Salary | ROI | State | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana University South Bend | $7,458 | $60,300 | 709.00% | IN | Yes |
| 2 | University of Central Oklahoma | $9,068 | $62,400 | 588.00% | OK | Yes |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | $9,326 | $115,585 | 1,139.00% | TX | No |
| 4 | Tennessee State University | $9,452 | $107,108 | 1,033.00% | TN | Yes |
| 5 | Georgia Southern University | $9,824 | $70,200 | 615.00% | GA | Yes |
| 6 | University of North Georgia | $9,846 | $56,500 | 474.00% | GA | Yes |
| 7 | New Mexico State University | $10,314 | $73,500 | 613.00% | NM | Yes |
| 8 | Augusta University | $10,590 | $62,800 | 493.00% | GA | Yes |
| 9 | University of Central Arkansas | $11,239 | $53,700 | 378.00% | AR | Yes |
| 10 | Emporia State University | $11,876 | $59,400 | 400.00% | KS | Yes |
| 11 | North Carolina Central University | $11,978 | $48,300 | 303.00% | NC | Yes |
| 12 | Angelo State University | $12,251 | $81,000 | 561.00% | TX | Yes |
| 13 | Mississippi State University | $12,294 | $91,600 | 645.00% | MS | Yes |
| 14 | University of West Florida | $12,460 | $57,200 | 359.00% | FL | Yes |
| 15 | Central Connecticut State University | $12,848 | $85,000 | 562.00% | CT | No |
| 16 | University of Southern Indiana | $12,900 | $65,700 | 409.00% | IN | Yes |
| 17 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $12,992 | $65,600 | 405.00% | TX | No |
| 18 | Lamar University | $13,153 | $63,600 | 384.00% | TX | Yes |
| 19 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $13,428 | $59,700 | 345.00% | FL | Yes |
| 20 | Pittsburg State University | $13,785 | $52,600 | 282.00% | KS | Yes |
| 21 | Southern Arkansas University | $13,788 | $74,000 | 437.00% | AR | Yes |
| 22 | Tarleton State University | $13,865 | $81,926 | 491.00% | TX | Yes |
| 23 | University of New Orleans | $13,893 | $38,410 | 276.00% | LA | No |
| 24 | University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras | $13,926 | $60,000 | 331.00% | PR | Yes |
| 25 | Western Carolina University | $13,967 | $44,100 | 216.00% | NC | Yes |
| 26 | University of South Carolina Aiken | $14,096 | $56,400 | 300.00% | SC | Yes |
| 27 | Black Hills State University | $14,114 | $52,650 | 273.00% | SD | Yes |
| 28 | Midwestern State University | $14,174 | $52,872 | 273.00% | TX | Yes |
| 29 | University of Montana | $14,260 | $89,000 | 524.00% | MT | Yes |
| 30 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $14,833 | $68,300 | 360.00% | IL | Yes |
| 31 | University of South Florida | $14,955 | $55,714 | 273.00% | FL | Yes |
| 32 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Gurabo | $15,000 | $60,752 | 305.00% | PR | No |
| 33 | Missouri State University | $15,108 | $62,400 | 313.00% | MO | Yes |
| 34 | University of West Georgia | $15,125 | $59,800 | 295.00% | GA | Yes |
| 35 | Texas Southern University | $15,316 | $57,900 | 278.00% | TX | Yes |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | $15,327 | $63,450 | 314.00% | WI | Yes |
| 37 | Delaware State University | $15,625 | $46,300 | 196.00% | DE | Yes |
| 38 | Francis Marion University | $15,918 | $42,600 | 168.00% | SC | Yes |
| 39 | Radford University | $15,984 | $91,600 | 473.00% | VA | Yes |
| 40 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | $16,200 | $75,000 | 363.00% | AL | Yes |
| 41 | Murray State University | $16,455 | $90,419 | 449.00% | KY | Yes |
| 42 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $16,488 | $72,600 | 340.00% | MO | Yes |
| 43 | Eastern Washington University | $16,500 | $50,300 | 205.00% | WA | Yes |
| 44 | Louisiana Tech University | $16,518 | $46,771 | 183.00% | LA | Yes |
| 45 | University of North Alabama | $16,830 | $60,000 | 257.00% | AL | Yes |
| 46 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | $16,986 | $82,400 | 385.00% | CA | Yes |
| 47 | Southern Connecticut State University | $17,432 | $67,435 | 287.00% | CT | Yes |
| 48 | Appalachian State University | $17,463 | $63,285 | 262.00% | NC | Yes |
| 49 | University of Nevada, Reno | $17,556 | $82,677 | 371.00% | NV | No |
| 50 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $17,578 | $88,625 | 404.00% | MA | No |
| 51 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $17,745 | $65,600 | 270.00% | TX | Yes |
| 52 | Idaho State University | $17,856 | $69,600 | 420.00% | ID | Yes |
| 53 | The University of Akron | $17,872 | $61,400 | 244.00% | OH | Yes |
| 54 | Morehead State University | $17,970 | $68,500 | 281.00% | KY | Yes |
| 55 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $17,997 | $60,000 | 233.00% | TX | Yes |
| 56 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $18,071 | $63,300 | 250.00% | AR | Yes |
| 57 | East Carolina University | $18,072 | $61,600 | 241.00% | NC | No |
| 58 | West Texas A&M University | $18,500 | $78,000 | 322.00% | TX | Yes |
| 59 | University of Houston-Downtown | $18,623 | $82,273 | 342.00% | TX | Yes |
| 60 | Shorter University | $18,645 | $42,400 | 220.00% | GA | No |
| 61 | Florida State University | $18,693 | $56,545 | 202.00% | FL | Yes |
| 62 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | $18,941 | $75,513 | 299.00% | IL | Yes |
| 63 | Indiana State University | $19,000 | $82,000 | 332.00% | IN | Yes |
| 63 | Kennesaw State University | $19,000 | $72,000 | 279.00% | GA | Yes |
| 65 | Marshall University | $19,170 | $56,200 | 193.00% | WV | Yes |
| 66 | Oklahoma State University | $19,295 | $73,300 | 280.00% | OK | Yes |
| 67 | Northern Kentucky University | $19,443 | $79,600 | 309.00% | KY | Yes |
| 68 | University of Massachusetts Boston | $19,499 | $124,277 | 537.00% | MA | Yes |
| 69 | The University of North Dakota | $19,793 | $46,200 | 133.00% | ND | Yes |
| 70 | Weber State University | $19,908 | $84,900 | 326.00% | UT | Yes |
| 70 | Kent State University | $19,908 | $52,337 | 163.00% | OH | Yes |
| 72 | Illinois State University | $20,050 | $76,900 | 284.00% | IL | No |
| 73 | The University of Texas at El Paso | $20,634 | $52,900 | 156.00% | TX | Yes |
| 74 | Salisbury University | $20,792 | $59,700 | 187.00% | MD | Yes |
| 75 | Stony Brook University | $20,882 | $73,500 | 252.00% | NY | Yes |
| 76 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | $20,892 | $68,900 | 230.00% | TX | Yes |
| 77 | North Dakota State University | $21,022 | $55,000 | 162.00% | ND | Yes |
| 78 | Boise State University | $21,043 | $71,088 | 224.00% | ID | Yes |
| 79 | Sam Houston State University | $21,147 | $69,200 | 227.00% | TX | Yes |
| 80 | Ball State University | $21,197 | $76,400 | 260.00% | IN | Yes |
| 81 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $21,288 | $80,400 | 278.00% | HI | No |
| 82 | Ohio University | $21,438 | $49,598 | 131.00% | OH | Yes |
| 83 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | $21,483 | $71,000 | 230.00% | AL | Yes |
| 84 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | $21,618 | $76,900 | 256.00% | MO | No |
| 85 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $21,784 | $93,820 | 331.00% | NV | Yes |
| 86 | California State University, Los Angeles | $22,052 | $99,100 | 349.00% | CA | No |
| 87 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $22,161 | $68,700 | 210.00% | AK | Yes |
| 88 | University of Tennessee at Martin | $22,420 | - | - | TN | Yes |
| 89 | The University of Texas at Arlington | $22,504 | $78,800 | 250.00% | TX | Yes |
| 90 | University of Northern Colorado | $22,602 | $67,750 | 200.00% | CO | Yes |
| 91 | State University of New York at Oswego | $22,860 | $62,400 | 173.00% | NY | Yes |
| 92 | Georgia College & State University | $22,970 | $71,800 | 213.00% | GA | Yes |
| 93 | Upper Iowa University | $23,112 | $61,400 | 260.00% | WI | No |
| 94 | Texas State University | $23,365 | $155,000 | 563.00% | TX | No |
| 95 | The University of Iowa | $23,453 | $112,820 | 381.00% | IA | No |
| 96 | University of Toledo | $23,506 | $73,300 | 212.00% | OH | Yes |
| 97 | The University of Memphis | $23,688 | $74,800 | 216.00% | TN | Yes |
| 98 | Prairie View A&M University | $23,699 | $60,500 | 155.00% | TX | No |
| 99 | Eastern Illinois University | $23,880 | $60,200 | 152.00% | IL | Yes |
| 100 | University of Northern Iowa | $23,917 | $66,000 | 176.00% | IA | No |
| 101 | University of Cincinnati | $23,996 | $87,013 | 263.00% | OH | Yes |
| 102 | The University of Rhode Island | $24,000 | $73,900 | 208.00% | RI | Yes |
| 103 | Colorado State University-Pueblo | $24,168 | $49,500 | 105.00% | CO | Yes |
| 104 | West Virginia University | $24,273 | $61,847 | 155.00% | WV | Yes |
| 105 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | $24,512 | $78,000 | 218.00% | TX | Yes |
| 106 | California State University, Stanislaus | $24,938 | $73,800 | 196.00% | CA | Yes |
| 107 | Virginia State University | $24,978 | $58,900 | 136.00% | VA | No |
| 108 | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro | $25,000 | $70,100 | 180.00% | NC | Yes |
| 109 | California State University, Sacramento | $25,260 | $76,000 | 201.00% | CA | Yes |
| 110 | Slippery Rock University | $25,318 | $61,100 | 141.00% | PA | Yes |
| 111 | Abilene Christian University | $25,800 | $62,400 | 142.00% | TX | Yes |
| 112 | Drake University | $25,848 | $79,500 | 208.00% | IA | Yes |
| 113 | The University of Mississippi | $25,914 | $60,977 | 135.00% | MS | Yes |
| 114 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | $25,920 | $77,035 | 197.00% | FL | No |
| 115 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | $26,000 | $78,000 | 200.00% | WI | Yes |
| 116 | Northern Illinois University | $26,096 | $93,400 | 258.00% | IL | Yes |
| 117 | University of South Carolina | $26,485 | $97,819 | 269.00% | SC | No |
| 118 | Middle Tennessee State University | $26,712 | $89,000 | 233.00% | TN | Yes |
| 119 | The University of New Mexico | $26,725 | $61,000 | 128.00% | NM | Yes |
| 120 | University of Missouri-St. Louis | $27,000 | $90,489 | 235.00% | MO | Yes |
| 121 | Bowling Green State University | $27,200 | $53,853 | 98.00% | OH | Yes |
| 122 | Central Michigan University | $27,300 | $94,350 | 246.00% | MI | Yes |
| 123 | Auburn University | $27,385 | $77,633 | 183.00% | AL | Yes |
| 124 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $27,462 | $113,151 | 312.00% | CA | No |
| 125 | Wayne State University | $27,472 | $73,946 | 169.00% | MI | Yes |
| 126 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $27,648 | $71,000 | 157.00% | CO | Yes |
| 127 | San Francisco State University | $28,000 | $76,600 | 174.00% | CA | No |
| 128 | University of Detroit Mercy | $28,050 | $72,900 | 160.00% | MI | Yes |
| 129 | Wright State University | $28,080 | $115,000 | 310.00% | OH | Yes |
| 130 | Texas Tech University | $28,155 | $66,717 | 137.00% | TX | Yes |
| 131 | The University of Alabama | $28,377 | $74,060 | 161.00% | AL | Yes |
| 132 | Auburn University at Montgomery | $28,593 | $62,700 | 119.00% | AL | Yes |
| 133 | Western Connecticut State University | $28,638 | $80,850 | 282.00% | CO | Yes |
| 134 | St. Cloud State University | $28,969 | $81,800 | 182.00% | MN | Yes |
| 135 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | $29,001 | $63,600 | 119.00% | PA | No |
| 136 | University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | $29,168 | $87,400 | 200.00% | WI | Yes |
| 137 | Western Michigan University | $29,377 | $95,000 | 223.00% | MI | Yes |
| 138 | Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis | $29,573 | $136,352 | 124.00% | IN | Yes |
| 139 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $29,700 | $84,700 | 185.00% | WI | Yes |
| 140 | California State Polytechnic University Pomona | $29,800 | $89,440 | 200.00% | CA | No |
| 141 | Iowa State University | $29,966 | $75,552 | 152.00% | IA | Yes |
| 142 | University at Albany | $30,000 | $79,615 | 165.00% | NY | Yes |
| 143 | Grand Valley State University | $30,024 | $76,200 | 154.00% | MI | No |
| 143 | Oakland University | $30,024 | $86,300 | 187.00% | MI | Yes |
| 145 | Ashland University | $30,300 | $76,001 | 151.00% | OH | Yes |
| 146 | The University of Georgia | $30,606 | $120,510 | 294.00% | GA | Yes |
| 147 | University of the District of Columbia | $30,765 | $100,000 | 225.00% | DC | No |
| 148 | California State University, Northridge | $30,897 | $77,400 | 151.00% | CA | No |
| 149 | Texas Wesleyan University | $31,080 | $79,000 | 154.00% | TX | Yes |
| 150 | San Diego State University | $31,200 | $71,900 | 130.00% | CA | Yes |
| 151 | Old Dominion University | $31,564 | $75,800 | 140.00% | VA | Yes |
| 152 | The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg | $31,962 | $101,400 | 217.00% | PA | Yes |
| 153 | Washington State University | $32,328 | $96,500 | 199.00% | WA | Yes |
| 154 | University of Kansas | $32,701 | $68,780 | 110.00% | KS | Yes |
| 155 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $32,769 | $67,900 | 107.00% | WI | Yes |
| 156 | University of Dayton | $33,600 | $109,932 | 227.00% | OH | Yes |
| 157 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $33,772 | $98,500 | 192.00% | IL | Yes |
| 158 | University of Minnesota Duluth | $33,798 | $92,953 | 175.00% | MN | No |
| 159 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $34,172 | $82,232 | 141.00% | VA | Yes |
| 160 | Siena College | $34,200 | $81,000 | 137.00% | NY | No |
| 160 | Xavier University | $34,200 | $88,100 | 158.00% | OH | Yes |
| 162 | Shippensburg University | $34,380 | $69,300 | 102.00% | PA | Yes |
| 163 | Michigan State University | $34,564 | $119,539 | 246.00% | MI | Yes |
| 164 | Eastern Michigan University | $34,616 | $92,100 | 166.00% | MI | Yes |
| 165 | Montclair State University | $34,669 | $92,400 | 167.00% | NJ | Yes |
| 166 | University of Baltimore | $35,128 | $77,400 | 120.00% | MD | Yes |
| 167 | Dominican University of California | $35,310 | $113,000 | 220.00% | CA | Yes |
| 168 | University of Arkansas | $35,527 | $79,911 | 125.00% | AR | Yes |
| 169 | Bradley University | $35,740 | $57,450 | 61.00% | IL | No |
| 170 | Le Moyne College | $35,952 | $61,100 | 70.00% | NY | No |
| 171 | Florida Atlantic University | $36,000 | $78,220 | 117.00% | FL | Yes |
| 171 | Utah State University | $36,000 | $85,000 | 136.00% | UT | Yes |
| 173 | Georgia State University | $36,522 | $93,600 | 156.00% | GA | Yes |
| 174 | Seattle Pacific University | $36,675 | $86,250 | 135.00% | WA | Yes |
| 175 | Baruch College-The City University of New York | $37,338 | $118,633 | 218.00% | NY | Yes |
| 176 | Rowan University | $37,391 | $69,300 | 85.00% | NJ | Yes |
| 177 | Saint Louis University | $37,470 | $76,282 | 104.00% | MO | No |
| 178 | George Mason University | $37,737 | $110,100 | 192.00% | VA | Yes |
| 179 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $37,946 | $84,260 | 122.00% | NC | Yes |
| 180 | Rider University | $38,160 | $83,600 | 119.00% | NJ | Yes |
| 181 | University at Buffalo | $38,358 | $72,500 | 89.00% | NY | Yes |
| 182 | Butler University | $39,000 | $59,000 | 51.00% | IN | Yes |
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