is a mis degree suited for aspies?

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I have an MIS degree from a Catholic college in Houston, TX that I got full-ride between 2003-2008. Now, I'm debating if I should've gotten this in the first place. First of all, I'm not a business person. Although I did do well in my business classes, it was my MIS classes that I enjoyed the most because they were more technical. Also, I was told that this degree would be worth it's weight in toilet paper when I graduated and that it was a management degree and not a technical one.While we're on that subject, I discovered after graduation that most of the entry level jobs have been outsourced to other countries. Therefore, there are only mid-level & senior level jobs that require experience in order to do them. I had no internships in college, but discovered all about certifications that were and still are out of my league. I simply can't afford them, and VR program won't help unless I get a job. Not what I had expected when I couldn't find anything I wanted to do with the degree. I wish I would've gone to another college and got a computer science degree instead. I feel like I might've enjoyed it much better. Besides, I just might do that. By the way, what do you think? Should we Aspies be able to manage computer employees, or are we suited for more technical jobs? You decide.

I got a similar degree. With the program I was attending through my employer, it was either that, nursing or straight business. No thanks on those.

I found the business track classes pretty informative, interpersonal relations, motivation and self management, ethics. All those helped me see how my peers thought and how those views influenced their behaviors. Kinda fascinating and very eye-opening.

At any rate, I think it prepares you for something more than the entry level tech-only positions, maybe something like IT Project Management or System Administration, because, even if you're not managing other people directly, you still have to navigate company obstacles to projects and manage rollouts of tech to unwilling users.

I can understand the job search frustrations, though mine were slightly different. My company (a large hospital) and others (universities, financial services companies, schools etc) all had IT staffs, but, the only way to get in was to work one of their front line positions and they promoted up the best and brightest for their PM and SysAdmin positions.
But, I was already a little older and had a family to support so I couldn't work for their entry level wages. But, without the hands on experience, I wasn't getting many interviews for the mid-level positions for which I was applying. I applied for SOOOOO many jobs.
I really only got my current SysAdmin job because I spent so long working in facilities, and because a consultant serving my company gave me a good recommendation.

Sadly enough, the degree isn't going to matter nearly as much as your personal connections who can tell you when jobs are posted and give you a good word to the hiring managers.

Of course an MIS degree is suitable for Aspies--probably one of the most Aspie-friendly degrees around.

Many people on this site work in an MIS/IT sort of job.

ANY degree can be useful. An MIS degree is especially useful for an Aspie, because it can lead to employment!

Our network supervisor is an MIS, and he's largely self-taught in network applications, as well.