2024 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Ranked #26 in popularity, information technology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 577 master's degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

The it master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other information technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for information technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in IT

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

66 Annual Graduates

$92,604 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Master's recipients from the information technology major at Washington University in St Louis get $31,990 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Washington University in St Louis

2

Dakota State University
Madison, SD

26 Annual Graduates

Dakota State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in information technology. Dakota State is a small public university located in the town of Madison.More information about a master’s in information technology from Dakota State University

3

Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

91 Annual Graduates

$83,595 Median Starting Salary

Bellevue University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information technology. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Those information technology students who get their master's degree from Bellevue University receive $22,981 more than the average it graduate.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Bellevue University

4

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

47 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in information technology. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from Iowa State University

5

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

102 Annual Graduates

$88,228 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Information Technology master's degree recipients from Capella University receive an earnings boost of about $27,614 over the typical income of information technology majors.

More information about a master’s in information technology from Capella University

6

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Nebraska at Omaha

7

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in information technology from University of North Dakota

8

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

8 Annual Graduates

UMSL is a large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in information technology from University of Missouri - St Louis

9

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

5 Annual Graduates

Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Charles.More information about a master’s in information technology from Lindenwood University

10

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

26 Annual Graduates

St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud.More information about a master’s in information technology from Saint Cloud State University

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	134
Minnesota	174	205
Iowa	154	51
Kansas	149	38
Nebraska	123	106
North Dakota	115	17
South Dakota	89	26

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	424
Information Technology Management	130
Information Technology Project Management	19
Network & System Administration/Administrator	4

Most Popular Majors Related to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	1,187
Computer Information Systems	809
Information Science	159
Computer Software & Applications	106
Computer Programming	100
Computer Systems Analysis	37
Computer Systems Networking	24

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.