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2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
203 Degrees Awarded
$14,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Programming is the 121st most popular major in the country with 10,756 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,065 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,967 and $22,664 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 203 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer programming programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer programming program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. FHSU is a fairly large public school situated in Hays, Kansas. It awarded 73 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k list, FHSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,464 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fort Hays State University.

Read more about Computer Programming at Fort Hays State University

#2

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - St Louis is $7,401 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Computer Programming at UMSL

#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.

Bellevue University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $14,933 for plains states region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k list, Metro State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,388 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Programming students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Metropolitan State University.

Read more about Computer Programming at Metropolitan State University

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k list, Capella University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $17,429 for plains states region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Computer Programming at Capella University

#6

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#7 in overall quality

Grand View University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s programming students in 2019-2020.

Grand View University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,481 for plains states region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grand View University.

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#7

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas

Southwestern College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Programming Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winfield, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern College is $22,411 for plains states region bachelor’s degree programming students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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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