2024 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

a master's degree in computer & information sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for computer & information sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 508 master's degrees in computer & information sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer & information sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer & information sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer & information sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer & information sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer & information sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer & Information Sciences Schools

The computer & information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Iowa.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer & Information Sciences in Iowa

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computer & information sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Iowa Schools for a Master's in Computer & Information Sciences

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

160 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in computer & information sciences needs to check out Iowa State University. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Iowa State University

2

Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

317 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in computer & information sciences has to check out Maharishi International University. MIU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in computer & information sciences from Maharishi International University

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	1,267
Minnesota	31	616
Kansas	30	159
Nebraska	29	282
North Dakota	28	45
South Dakota	25	122

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Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	309
Computer Information Systems	120
Information Technology	51
Computer Programming	28

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 Almonroth. More about our data sources and methodologies.