by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,999 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer and information sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 434 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 50 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maharishi International University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 317 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 193 masters’s computer and information sciences 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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Out of the 50 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 162 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 160 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 144 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 135 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 131 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Capella University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 109 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Computer & Information Sciences Report
Dakota State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Madison, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 108 students in 2020-2021.
Full Dakota State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 78 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Maryville University of Saint Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 72 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Wichita State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 60 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wichita State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 56 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 51 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Walden University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Walden University Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #19, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Saint Cloud State University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 38 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Cloud State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Park University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 35 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 34 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #25, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 31 masters’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%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
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