by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 1,495 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,012 and $33,735 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 321 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. That schools that top this list have a program in computer information systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Computer Information Systems Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri. Northwest Missouri State University is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Missouri State University Computer Information Systems Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 51 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 36 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Fontbonne University Computer Information Systems Report
Lindenwood University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Lindenwood University Computer Information Systems Report
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 24 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - St Louis Computer Information Systems Report
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #8. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 56 masters’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s CIS degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Computer Information Systems Report
Saint Louis University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s CIS students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Missouri Western State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CIS Major in Missouri ranking. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CIS degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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