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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 14,658 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,764 and $31,560 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,215 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 122 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in computer and information sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 3 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 122 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College is located in New Town, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 31 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 93 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Southeast Tech is a public institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 58 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Western Nebraska Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southeast Community College Area ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 74 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. It awarded 56 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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United Tribes Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 4 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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St Charles Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. SCC is a medium-sized school located in Cottleville, Missouri that handed out 43 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Flint Hills Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Hennepin Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 72 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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State Technical College of Missouri ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. MSC Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 19 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dakota State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dakota State University is a small public school situated in Madison, South Dakota. It awarded 24 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Century College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Indian Hills Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Indian Hills Community College is located in Ottumwa, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Saint Paul College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 55 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Wichita Technical Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita Technical Institute is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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St Cloud Technical and Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 39 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. M State is a medium-sized school located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota that handed out 44 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bismarck State College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. BSC is a small public school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 41 associates’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sitting Bull College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Fort Yates, North Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer and information sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified associates’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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