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2023 Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$75,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science Master's Degree School for You

Information Science is the #38 most popular major in the country with 6,934 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IS majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Information Science

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best school in the Plains States Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best information science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 24
Nebraska 96
South Dakota 29

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 The Opte Project.

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