2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics in the Plains States Region

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 “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,431 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 278th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 83 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great informatics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the informatics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The informatics 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 “Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Informatics in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 masters’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

Read more about Informatics at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 19 masters’s informatics degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

Read full report on Informatics at SLU

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Informatics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s informatics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Read more about Informatics at University of Iowa

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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