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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

28 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 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 28 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Information Technology at Washington University in St Louis Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for information technology students. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Full Information Technology at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#6

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

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#7

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular information technology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Read full report on Information Technology at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

With a ranking of #9, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. UCM is a large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

Read full report on Information Technology at University of Central Missouri

#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #10, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 28 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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