by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Plains States region, there were 4,073 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,748 and $24,705 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree compsci students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Normandale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Bloomington, Minnesota, and it awarded 50 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Lenexa, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 42 students 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 CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Lake Area Technical Institute is a small school located in Watertown, South Dakota that handed out 25 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Hennepin Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at North Hennepin Community College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 22 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 18 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Computer Science Report
Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Butler Community College is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 4 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Barton County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Barton County Community College is a small school located in Great Bend, Kansas that handed out 4 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Barton County Community College
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is a public institution located in New Town, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s 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
Minnesota West Community and Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Granite Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Pine Technical & Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Pine City, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pine Technical & Community College Computer Science Report
Independence Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Independence Community College is a small school located in Independence, Kansas that handed out 0 associates’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Science at Independence Community College
With a ranking of #13, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
Creighton University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended CompSci Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. Creighton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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