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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 60,971 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree 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. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the computer and information sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the best school in the Plains States Region for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#7

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

With a ranking of #7, Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 173
Missouri 1,402
Minnesota 940
Iowa 542
North Dakota 48
Nebraska 314
South Dakota 143

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Almonroth.

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