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Information Systems Major

About our program

Get directly admitted to our College of Business Administration and start your business classes on day one. As an information systems major, you'll be setting yourself up for a dynamic career where technology meets business strategy.

Here, you'll learn how to design, implement and analyze systems that help organizations solve problems, create value, manage business processes and enhance productivity. You'll work with expert faculty who bring real-world problems into the classroom, where you can develop practical solutions that make a difference.

Now, more than ever, the world demands business professionals who are not only good at what they do but who are honest, transparent and ethical. At Marquette, ethics and social responsibility will permeate everything you learn and do — we’ve been offering a values-based business education since 1910.

Dr. E. J. And Margaret O’Brien Hall

Dr. E. J. and Margaret O’Brien Hall, College of Business Administration

Benefits you’ll find at Marquette’s College of Business Administration

At our College of Business Administration, you'll help shape an ethical future for business while you focus on career skills, applied learning, collaboration and leadership development. Your career preparation is bolstered by our strong internship program, and 82% of our students participate in it. 

What can you do with a major in information systems from Marquette?

Most of our information systems graduates enter the workforce after graduating. Here’s where some of our recent graduates landed.

  • Accenture 
  • Amazon 
  • Baker Tilly  
  • Deloitte 
  • EY (Ernst & Young) 
  • Generac Power Systems 
  • Johnson Controls 
  • Milwaukee Tool 
  • PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) 
  • Target Corp. 
  • US Cellular

Collage image of the new College of Business building and students in common space inside the building.

Hands-on learning for career success

While ²â´Ç³Ü’r±ð here at Marquette, preparing you for ·É³ó²¹³Ù’s next will be one of our top priorities. So, expect lots of learning by doing, connecting with others who share your passions, and reflecting on how you can Be The Difference.

 

Spaces to learn

Opened in 2023, O'Brien Hall is our state-of-the-art, community-building space. Designed to foster collaboration between Marquette Business students and industry, our building emphasizes innovative spaces where you're immersed in experiential learning and creative solutions. Here, future accountants team with aspiring marketers, and next-generation bankers map balance sheets with up-and-coming developers.

Internships and experience

Our location in Milwaukee provides you with instant access to guest speakers, corporate visits and internships. In fact, during your junior year, you’ll participate in our one-on-one mentoring program and be paired with an executive from a Milwaukee-area firm who’ll help you start your career network.

Our students have recently completed internship experiences at: 

  • Uline 
  • Direct Supply 
  • Clarios 
  • Baird 
  • Aldi 
  • GE Healthcare 
  • Jewelers Mutual Group 
  • Johnson Controls 
  • EY (Ernst & Young)
  • PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Explore our internship experiences.

Competitions

Enter a business competition and apply your knowledge and conceptual understanding to real-world problems. From financial analysis to supply chain to real estate and more, competitions put you head-to-head with teams from other universities and let you practice skills that translate directly to your career. Plus, when you're on the Marquette team, you'll end up winning more often than not.  

Leadership learning

Become a people-centered leader guided by our Jesuit tradition. Join our E-Lead program sophomore year and you’ll complete a combination of leadership courses and experiences that prepare you to be the driver of innovation for the common good. You’ll develop the skill set to generate innovative solutions and the mindset to reflect on the impact your work has on the world. Bonus: You’ll graduate with a concentration in leadership, too. 

Explore our E-Lead program.

Study abroad

Our full-time international business director and advisers make an international experience simple for information systems majors. You'll be able to choose from more than 50 programs in close to 30 countries, with credit-earning opportunities ranging from weeklong to semester-long experiences and business course work.

Check out our study abroad programs.

 

What to expect from a Marquette degree

A Marquette education equips students to thrive professionally and personally through overall student support, career preparation and an extended family that can't wait to meet you. But don't just take our word for it. 

#6

#6 Best College in Job Placement /#1 in Wisconsin

Zippia.com

#55

#55 in Student Outcomes

Wall Street Journal

#12

#12 Best Colleges for Internships

The Princeton Review (private universities)

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