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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the computer and information sciences doctor's degree 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 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 32% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

About 21% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Dakota State, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

About 8% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 92% are male.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Kansas State University Report

Washington University in St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 50% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools 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 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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