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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools in the Plains States Region

36 Colleges
$54,997 Avg Salary
$35,909 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer information systems was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 20,748 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for CIS majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for computer information systems students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer information systems schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#6

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

With a ranking of #6, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer information systems programs. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #8, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #9, Capella University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 394
Minnesota 326
Iowa 135
Kansas 75
Nebraska 79
South Dakota 76

Computer Information Systems is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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