by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 59,565 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the 8th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,073 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,187 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree computer science students.
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 Computer Science 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 289 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 317 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. 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 135 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 78 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 46 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 23 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region 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 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 13 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 12 masters’s computer science 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%.
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Saint Louis University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 12 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 16 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Iowa State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 20 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Metropolitan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of North Dakota
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 31 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
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