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2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Information Technology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 28,174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,333 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 300 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 67 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at Iowa State

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 16 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Technology at Minnesota State Mankato

#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology 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 University of Central Missouri are $16,394.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Central Missouri

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Kansas

#5

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

ESU also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ESU Information Technology Report

#6

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Metropolitan State University is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Metro State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Metropolitan State University Information Technology Report

#7

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Park University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Park University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 10 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology 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 Park University are $6,224.

Read more about Information Technology at Park University

#8

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Information Technology Report

#9

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Grantham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 43 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grantham University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grantham University are $4,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at Grantham University

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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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