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2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
684 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Missouri, there were 1,363 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 684 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 113 masters’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WUSTL Computer Science Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 160 students in 2019-2020.

Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest are $6,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwest Missouri State University Computer Science Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Science at University of Missouri - St Louis

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCM is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 234 masters’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Central Missouri

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 144 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Computer Science Report

#4 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Computer Science Report

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree computer science students whose families make $0-$30k list, SLU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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