2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 28,174 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 37th most popular in the United States.

Across Missouri, there were 353 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also 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 information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The it 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 IT Schools for a Master’s in Missouri”.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Missouri.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Missouri

#1

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$6,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at UCM

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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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