2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 15,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
Northwest graduate students pay an average of $7,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Plains States Region . St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
Full Computer Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report
Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Dakota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Louis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Central Missouri landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCM are $16,992 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 690 |
| Minnesota | 146 |
| Iowa | 323 |
| Kansas | 46 |
| Nebraska | 17 |
| North Dakota | 28 |
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Majors Related to CompSci
Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to CompSci
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 20,748 |
| 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 16 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.
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