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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
236 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Information Systems is the 297th most popular major in the country with 2,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 283 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 236 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information systems programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree info systems students.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems in the Plains States Region

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Dakota is $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Info Systems students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Systems at University of North Dakota

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 17 bachelors’s info systems degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $17,491 for plains states region bachelor’s degree info systems students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full Lindenwood University Information Systems Report

#3

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s info systems degrees to qualified students.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dunwoody College of Technology is $24,488 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Info Systems students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Information Systems at Dunwoody College of Technology

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 161 bachelors’s info systems degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Info Systems students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 93%.

Read more about Information Systems at UMN Twin Cities

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s info systems students in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree info systems students per year to attend University of Central Missouri.

Full UCM Information Systems Report

#5 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State University - Springfield is $16,725 for plains states region bachelor’s degree info systems students.

Read full report on Information Systems at Missouri State

#7

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Pittsburg State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s info systems students in 2019-2020.

Pitt State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt State is $14,436 for plains states region bachelor’s degree info systems students.

Full Pitt State Information Systems Report

#8

DeVry University - Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s info systems degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree info systems students list, DeVry University - Missouri has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Missouri is $20,629 for plains states region bachelor’s degree info systems students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The impressive 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.

Full DeVry University - Missouri Information Systems Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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