by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,950 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 150 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 240 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. DeVry University - Missouri is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified 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. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 150 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Winfield, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 433 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grinnell College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Grinnell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grinnell, Iowa. It awarded 54 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Carleton College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Carleton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Metropolitan State University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 212 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Macalester College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 47 bachelors’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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Johns University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Fontbonne University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 188 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. St. Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 193 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Luther College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Luther is a small school located in Decorah, Iowa that handed out 32 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Park University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Parkville, Missouri. It awarded 174 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cornell College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Avila University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Avila University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 24 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Minnesota - Morris did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Minnesota - Morris is located in Morris, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 188 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Dubuque did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Dubuque is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 724 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Fort Hays State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 200 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Truman State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Simpson College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Simpson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianola, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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