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2024 Best Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges in the Plains States Region
83 Informatics Degrees Awarded
A degree in informatics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #246 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 degrees in informatics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Informatics School

Best Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region The informatics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Informatics rankings. For our Best Overall Informatics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Informatics Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Informatics
Bachelor's Degrees in Informatics
Master's Degrees in Informatics
Doctor's Degrees in Informatics

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Informatics Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Informatics in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the informatics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Informatics

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE

Metropolitan Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in informatics. MCC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Omaha. This college ranks 6th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 2 informatics students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in informatics from Metropolitan Community College

2
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
43 Informatics Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in informatics has to check out University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 43 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in informatics from University of Iowa

3
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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Any student pursuing a degree in informatics needs to look into Saint Louis University. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #244 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 informatics students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in informatics from Saint Louis University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
40.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in informatics. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 10 informatics students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in informatics from University of Nebraska at Omaha

5
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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.

There were about 1 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in informatics from Capella University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

ESU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Emporia. This university ranks 8th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were roughly 5 informatics students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in informatics from Emporia State University

Best Informatics Colleges by State

Explore the best informatics schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 1
Missouri 693 10
Iowa 648 37
Kansas 599 5
Nebraska 500 12

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One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, Informatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 2,682
Information Technology 1,394
Other Computer & Information Sciences 140
Artificial Intelligence 26

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