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2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Information Science is the 45th most popular major in the country with 18,368 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Plains States Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Dakota State is a small public school situated in Madison, South Dakota. It awarded 13 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dakota State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State University are $11,809, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 58 masters’s information science degrees 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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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha 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 also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

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#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’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. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. 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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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%.

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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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