11
Colleges in the Plains States Region
370
Master's Degrees
Ranked #14 in popularity,
general computer & information sciences is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general computer & information sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 370 master's degrees in general computer & information sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general computer & information sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer & information sciences students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of general computer & information sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer & information sciences related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general computer & information sciences students working on their master's degree.
The computer and information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.