by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 14,336 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 590 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,217 and $30,239 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 109 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer software and applications.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer software students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Dakota State University
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dubuque landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 27 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lindenwood University Computer Software & Applications Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hastings College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Hastings, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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%.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at UMN Duluth
Capella University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dakota Wesleyan University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s computer software 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%.
Full Dakota Wesleyan University Computer Software & Applications Report
Webster University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Webster University
Briar Cliff University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Jewell College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region list. William Jewell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Liberty, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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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Creighton University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer software degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Creighton University
Clarke University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Clarke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Clarke University Computer Software & Applications Report
DeVry University - Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. DeVry University - Missouri is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Computer Software & Applications at DeVry University - Missouri
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