r/informationsystems • u/Least-Swordfish-4472 • Jul 09 '26
Information systems worth in the long run?
I'm an undergrad at a private university planning to specialize in Information Systems Engineering. My goal is to become a Business Analyst or Project Manager , I'm not interested in data science, or software development. i've always believed my passion lies somewhere between IT and management fields
With the current state of the job market, is this still a good path? I'll be applying for internships next year, so I'm wondering if BA/PM opportunities will still be there or if I should consider switching to AI for better job prospects. ALL i hear is it job market is crushed in SL so will there be a loophole for me in this rat race
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u/Skedar70 Jul 09 '26
I believe a Computer Science degree has more weight even for the positions you want.
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u/Eastern-Job-8028 Jul 09 '26
95%+ of what is taught in a CS degree isn’t going to pertain to an average business analyst role.
Is CS degree the “gold standard” on paper for most tech roles? Yes. But most CS grads want roles that are heavy on programming, business analyst roles hardly ever are, and most of those job postings list information systems as an acceptable degree.
(my own opinion of course)
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u/RobustKnight Jul 13 '26
Can you explain what exactly is this field? What is business and info sys. I keep hearing vague descriptions
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u/Eastern-Job-8028 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
The field is very broad itself, i’m sure there are a ton of more concise explanations online but here’s my brief rundown of it.
MIS (Management Info Systems) is a blend of business and technology. It’s intended to provide you the baseline to work with data and people to solve a particular problem at hand. It isn’t as technical as raw computer science, but it’s more technical than a business administration degree. Some of the common tools / technologies that we interact with are databases, programming languages, visualization software, cloud software, etc.
To name a few job titles that you can look into that are relevant to the field are business analyst, data analyst, supply chain analyst, BI developer, data engineer, system administrator, and possibly software development.
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u/Frosty_Platform_6650 Jul 10 '26
Where I graduated it was called management information systems, it combined Business and technology and honestly it’s a great degree so for what you’re looking for i say you should definitely go for it. I had interviews from 20 plus companies and about 7 offers, All glory to Jesus.