by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 225 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Computer Science at Normandale Community College
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grantham University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Lenexa, Kansas. It awarded 42 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 26 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Hennepin Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. North Hennepin Community College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Computer Science at North Hennepin Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Watertown, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 22 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Rochester, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Computer Science Report
Saint Paul College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Saint Paul College is a public institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Barton County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Great Bend, Kansas, and it awarded 4 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Barton Community College
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a small school located in New Town, North Dakota that handed out 2 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
Independence Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Independence, Kansas, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Independence Community College
With a ranking of #13, Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Pine Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Pine City, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Pine Technical & Community College
Northeast Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 0 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Northeast Community College
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 18 associates’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Creighton University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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