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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$58,238 Avg Salary
$25,345 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Information Science 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. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing an online .

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our 2023 rankings named Dakota State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for information science students. Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for information science students pursuing an online degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Full Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northwestern - St Paul is a great place for information science students pursuing an online degree. Northwestern is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Full Information Science at University of Northwestern - St Paul Report

Explore the most popular online information science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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

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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 3 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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