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

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

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences 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 Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 .

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 54 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 54 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

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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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