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2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 615 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 149 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 13 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #3 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Dakota State is a small school located in Madison, South Dakota that handed out 13 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State are $11,809, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

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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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