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2022 Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Systems Analysis is the 191st most popular major in the country with 2,269 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer systems analysis graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $54,189 and had an average of $37,013 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 283 computer systems analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,840 and $26,126 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 236 computer systems analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in computer systems analysis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer systems analysis programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer systems analysis program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.

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

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer systems students in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer systems students per year to attend University of North Dakota.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 17 bachelors’s computer systems degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Systems Analysis 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 computer systems students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Dunwoody College of Technology

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dunwoody College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s computer systems degrees in 2019-2020.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Analysis 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 Computer 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.

Full Dunwoody College of Technology Computer Systems Analysis Report

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 161 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer systems students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer systems students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Computer Systems Analysis Report

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCM is $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems students.

Full UCM Computer Systems Analysis Report

#5 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer 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.

Missouri State also made our “Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,725 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer systems students per year to attend Missouri State.

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#7

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pittsburg, Kansas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s computer systems degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt State is $14,436 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems students.

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#8

DeVry University - Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - Missouri did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s computer systems degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Missouri not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Missouri is $20,629 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems students.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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.

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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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