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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota

8 Colleges
$54,252 Avg Salary
$30,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 940 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota

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

Top Minnesota Schools in Computer & Information Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the best school in Minnesota for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities 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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 173
Missouri 1,402
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

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

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 8 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).
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