by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Iowa” ranking.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 755 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,729 and $24,135 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 309 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,865 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Iowa” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Iowa” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Iowa”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Maharishi International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 289 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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