Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Computer Programmers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Tulsa Community College, Oklahoma City Community College, Northern Oklahoma College, and University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Rogers State, and East Central University.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University, and Cameron.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Southern Nazarene University, Seminole State, Tulsa Community College, and Cameron.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, and Oklahoma City University.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Oklahoma Christian University, Oklahoma Baptist University, Oral Roberts University, and University of Tulsa.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Tulsa, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, and Oklahoma City University.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at University of Tulsa, Oklahoma Christian University, and Rogers State.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at University of Tulsa, Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma City University, and Langston.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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University Of Oklahoma • Norman, OK
Studying Information Studies (completion in 2004)
• 1/18/2012
"I have very fond memories of the program. The professors were very understanding. Students worked well together in groups."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | The world is becoming more and more technical. There will always be a need for developers. You can specialize in web applications, phone development, or even PC development. It all stems from the same place. |
| Program Reputation | I have no idea of its reputation. I had a job before I finished the program. The job fair that I attended at the time was filled with employers who did not know what the program was about. | |
| Program Quality | 8 | The Information Studies program is more directed towards project managers, and is "light" on programming courses. The over all range of course work is good for rounding out an education. |
| Instruction | 7 | Theory and practice are two separate things, so academia usually leaves a gap in preparing students. The school tries to bridge that gap with the Senior Capstone experience. |
| How Difficult | 8 | For highly technical people, the program is not too tough. For non-technical people, the program will be a challenge. It is technically driven, and students should understand that. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Some of the lower-level courses were more book-oriented. The upper level courses tended to be more "hands on." | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | All class times were available. Online classes are available, as well as a combination of classroom options. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | They have a computer lab that was brand new when I was there. The library is one of the best in the region. |
| Social Life | 8 | University life at O.U. was always fun. There were so many opportunities to be social, you could do something new every night of the week for months. |
| Placement Services | 3 | The school never placed me, but career services are available. There were many resources, but being such a new program hindered the opportunities. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | The alumni network is there, but I do not participate. They have a website that is kept up to date. |
University Of Oklahoma • Norma, OK
Studying Management Information Systems (completion in 2010)
• 3/27/2012
"Again, I very much wish I'd received stronger technical instruction. However, the faculty are very passionate, and the instruction we received was excellent."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend OU's program in a heartbeat to those students who already possess a strong knowledge of the technical side of the IT field they want to go into. For those who do not, I would recommend the undergraduate program, which we in the Masters program often envied for being far more technical in nature. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | OU's business school is known worldwide, operating overseas in Europe and India, as well as with many businesses in the Oklahoma area and throughout the country. The MIS program is somewhat new at OU, but has already begun growing tremendously both in corporate ties and in academe, with a PhD program that has expanded in size. |
| Program Quality | 7 | OU's MS in MIS is a fine program, with excellent and personable faculty and tremendous resources that help students get hired right out of school. I do, however, wish that it had been a bit more technical in nature. I left the program having learned a great deal about the business analysis side, but I'd hoped for a bit more of a technical background in information technologies than I received. |
| Instruction | 7 | The program is very strong in business familiarity. Much of the MIS MS program consists of MBA courses that are taken along with MBA students. It does not, however, place the same emphasis on the technical side of MIS that other programs I've heard of do. I had to learn a great deal of that on my own afterwards. |
| How Difficult | 8 | My work load was greater than most, as I had a teaching assistantship that I took very seriously. However, the program as presented was very rigorous, and was set up in a module format, with each course taken in 8 weeks instead of a full semester. This had the effect of keeping students very busy! |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There were definitely lessons in theory, but the vast majority of my experience was in hands-on, group-based projects. For my capstone project, my group worked directly with an actual company in the Oklahoma City area to perform an IT project for their company. Again, however, most of the instruction was in the business analysis side of IT, which left us a bit behind in terms of technical performance. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | The MS MIS program and MBA programs are very good about accommodating students that are employed full-time and taking classes only in the evenings. The serious drawback to this is that full-time students, as I was, are often forced to take classes in the evenings when we would have preferred not to. This was a serious inconvenience, as I had to rearrange quite a bit of my personal life that I otherwise would not have had to. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Price Hall, which houses the school of business at OU, is an excellent facility. It was donated to OU on the condition that it contained only classrooms and student resources - all faculty are housed in the original business building. The buildings adjoin, however, allowing for both excellent resources and easy access to faculty. The classrooms are extremely spacious and have facilities for charge computers and to connect with the school's wireless network. There are several computer labs, study rooms (accessible through check-out), and student lounges that make the building both functional and "homey" for when we had to camp out. |
| Social Life | 10 | As much as I can't stand football, I have to admit that OU's athletic tradition definitely unites the student body. It allows for casual social interaction in the midst of intense academics. This is much stronger at OU than at most schools. |
| Placement Services | 10 | The faculty are tireless in their efforts to generate and maintain ties with companies here in Oklahoma City and throughout the country. Several of the instructors take regular trips around the country to create opportunities for students about to graduate. |
| Alumni Network | 7 | I haven't encountered the alumni network much, so I can't speak of it in much detail. I did, however, find my current job on the alumni job search website, and so I think of it quite fondly! My company has since deepened its ties with OU's MIS program, leading me to believe that OU's alumni network is alive and well. |
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