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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$20,166 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,252 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Minnesota to see which programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota

Check out the computer and information sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer & Information Sciences

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $9,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 a year.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMU MN are $39,410 per year.

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$9,394 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in Minnesota. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Metro State are $9,394 a year.

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$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

UST MN undergraduate students pay an average of $48,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UST MN also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #5.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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.

  • 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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