by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 51,681 people earned their degree in general computer and information sciences, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,682 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 370 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in general computer and information sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general computer and information sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree computer and information sciences students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 62 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Dakota State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 73 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest General Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 38 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fontbonne University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Fontbonne University General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Walden University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 46 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Walden University
South Dakota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota State General Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Iowa
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Kansas State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at Kansas State University
University of Kansas ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at KU
With a ranking of #14, University of South Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. University of South Dakota is a public institution located in Vermillion, South Dakota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at University of South Dakota
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha General Computer & Information Sciences Report
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