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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Central Missouri to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 434 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UCM, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Maharishi International University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 317 students majoring in computer and information sciences at MIU, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 50 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 35% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 50 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 35% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Women make up 46% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 70% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 44% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

About 37% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Capella University, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 109 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UMN Twin Cities, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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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 25 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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