by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Computer & Information Sciences is the 15th most popular major in the country with 51,681 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,523 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 62 colleges that offer a degree in general computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general computer and information sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Park University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 140 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full K -State General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 62 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Kansas
With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 74 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Mizzou
With a ranking of #7, Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Dakota State is located in Madison, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Bellevue University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 60 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees 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%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Bellevue University
With a ranking of #9, Drake University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Drake is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 48 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at Drake University
Macalester College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Macalester College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Macalester
With a ranking of #10, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 47 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 more about General Computer & Information Sciences at SD Mines
Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Southeast Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
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University of North Dakota landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at University of North Dakota
Walden University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Walden University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 30 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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South Dakota State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at South Dakota State University
Avila University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Avila University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 24 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Columbia College Missouri
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at Lindenwood University
Saint Louis University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Full Saint Louis University General Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #20, Washburn University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Washburn University
University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full University of Nebraska at Kearney General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Missouri Southern State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Joplin, Missouri, this small public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Missouri Southern
With a ranking of #24, Upper Iowa University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Upper Iowa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fayette, Iowa. It awarded 16 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Bethel University Minnesota
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