by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,347 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,014 and $25,350 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. That schools that top this list have a program in computer programming in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Plains States Region. Maharishi International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Programming at Maharishi International University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Programming Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 0 masters’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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