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2024 Best Information Technology Schools in Missouri

9 Colleges in Missouri
284 IT Degrees Awarded
$41,409 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #42 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of information technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 284 degrees in information technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School

Best Information Technology Schools in Missouri The it program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Information Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for information technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Information Technology Degree Level

Associate Degrees in IT
Bachelor's Degrees in IT
Master's Degrees in IT

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Information Technology in Missouri

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the it degree levels they offer.

10 Top Missouri Schools in IT

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
86 IT Degrees Awarded
22.1% Growth in Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in information technology. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 86 information technology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the information technology degree program at Washington University in St Louis get $51,195 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2
Lindenwood University crest
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$63,962 Median Starting Salary
$34,346 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Lindenwood University if you want to pursue a degree in information technology. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Saint Charles. A Best Colleges rank of #651 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lindenwood University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent year we have data available. Those information technology students who get their degree from Lindenwood University earn $22,553 more than the typical it graduate.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MO
21.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Missouri - St Louis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in information technology. UMSL is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #405 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMSL is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In MO
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Northwest Missouri State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in information technology. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 7 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
36 IT Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 36 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Missouri State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MO

Saint Louis Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Bridgeton. This college ranks 33rd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 13 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO
53 IT Degrees Awarded

UCM is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 53 information technology students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in information technology from University of Central Missouri

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$45,395 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #427 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available. Information Technology degree recipients from Missouri State University - Springfield receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,986 above the average earnings of information technology majors.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MO

Missouri Western is a small public university located in the small city of Saint Joseph. This university ranks 38th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 2 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Missouri Western in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
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Columbia College
Columbia, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MO

Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #664 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia College Missouri is a great college overall.

There were approximately 1 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 814
Kansas 266 147
Iowa 264 179
Nebraska 238 395
North Dakota 210 36
South Dakota 204 190

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 232
Information Technology Management 51
Network & System Administration/Administrator 1

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Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 1,495
Computer Science 1,399
Computer Programming 367
Computer Systems Networking 190
Information Science 98
Computer Software & Applications 73
Computer Systems Analysis 55
Data Entry 6
Data Processing 1

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