by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Computer Science is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 59,565 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
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 “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computer science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree computer science students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 317 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at University of Central Missouri
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maharishi International University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 289 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 135 degrees to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Computer Science Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 89 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. 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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Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 78 degrees to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Washington University in St Louis Computer Science Report
Wichita State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Wichita State University
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 23 students 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
With a ranking of #9, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 20 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 19 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%.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Missouri - St Louis
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 #12, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a medium-sized school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 13 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #14, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at St. Cloud State University
Saint Louis University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Metropolitan State University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of North Dakota came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 3 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 masters’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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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