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Westland, Michigan has 20 accredited schools offering management information systems programs, with tuition ranging from $2,736 to $44,760 per year for indexed programs. Westland has a population of about 84,155. Median household income is $62,216 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 21.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, the top-earning management information systems-related role is Computer and Information Systems Manager at a median $170,040 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer management information systems programs near Westland, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Westland city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Westland. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Michigan schools on the Michigan management information systems page.
Westland is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (BLS area code 19820). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Michigan statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Manager | $170,040 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $169,531 |
| Computer Systems Analyst | $103,670 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $103,360 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrator | $96,400 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $96,112 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84,155 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $62,216 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 21.7% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 100.3 (above U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 20 accredited schools offering management information systems programs near Westland. The closest is Madonna University in Livonia, MI (4.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Macomb Community College (24.5 miles). 10 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying management information systems-related roles near Westland are: Computer and Information Systems Manager ($170,040), Computer Systems Analyst ($103,670), Network and Computer Systems Administrator ($96,400). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Michigan statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Garden City, MI is 2.0 miles from Westland and has its own set of local management information systems programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Westland’s median household income of $62,216 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Westland while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Michigan public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Westland:
Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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