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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

20 Colleges
$43,563 Avg Salary
$34,120 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 10,754 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 162
Minnesota 295
Iowa 54
Kansas 38
Nebraska 109
North Dakota 18
South Dakota 38

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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