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2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$16,359 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

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

Information Technology is the #40 most popular major in Missouri with 162 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Technology

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.

Full Information Technology at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Missouri State University graduate students pay an average of $6,611 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri Western State University is a great value for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

Missouri Western graduate students pay an average of $7,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Missouri Western State University

Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCM are $9,156 a year.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Central Missouri

University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $12,528 per year.

Full Information Technology at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

Full Information Technology at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar to IT

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 7 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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