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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

15 Colleges
$50,764 Avg Salary
$31,560 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online computer and information sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private 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 #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The excellent online programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for computer and information sciences students pursuing an online degree. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #7, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#10

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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