2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Information Technology School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Colleges.
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Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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The excellent programs at Lindenwood University 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 Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Concordia University, Saint Paul undergraduate students pay an average of $23,900 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 Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for information technology students. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU MN are $39,410 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students. Dakota State is a small public school located in the distant town of Madison.
Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,735 in tuition and fees each year.
Bellevue University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.
Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Cloud State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.
St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,010 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year.
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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 |
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Majors Related to IT
One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 20 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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