Management Information Systems and Services at ECPI University

ECPI University's MIS program carries significantly more debt than alternatives—$36,786 versus Virginia's median of $31,000 and the national median of just $24,000. That 5th percentile debt ranking means 95% of MIS programs nationwide burden students with less debt. While graduates start at $56,745 (beating Virginia's median of $55,381, placing them in the 60th percentile statewide), they fall short of the $59,490 national median. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.65 means you're looking at roughly 65 cents of debt for every dollar of first-year income—manageable but not comfortable.

The earnings trajectory offers modest growth to $60,695 by year four, a 7% bump that suggests stable employment but limited upward mobility. For context, Liberty University delivers similar first-year outcomes with likely lower debt, making ECPI's premium harder to justify. The 83% admission rate and 49% Pell grant rate indicate ECPI serves many price-sensitive families, yet paradoxically charges more than competitors.

The critical caveat: this data comes from under 30 graduates, so individual outcomes may vary substantially. If your child thrives in ECPI's accelerated, career-focused environment, this could work. But purely on economics, the debt burden compared to Virginia alternatives should prompt serious questions about whether the investment pencils out.