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2024 Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Minnesota

7 Colleges in Minnesota
936 CIS Degrees Awarded
$73,759 Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Information Systems is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #9 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for computer information systems students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 936 degrees in computer information systems during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Information Systems School

Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Minnesota Your choice of computer information systems school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer information systems schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in CIS
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Information Systems Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Computer Information Systems in Minnesota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cis degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Minnesota Schools in CIS

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 CIS Degrees Awarded
$79,390 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in computer information systems has to take a look at University of St Thomas Minnesota. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 114 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer information systems major at University of St Thomas Minnesota earn $5,631 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 CIS Degrees Awarded
19.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in computer information systems needs to look into Macalester College. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Macalester is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Macalester is a great college overall.

There were approximately 58 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Macalester in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the cis program make around $73,129 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
110 CIS Degrees Awarded
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in computer information systems needs to look into Minnesota State University - Mankato. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the city of Mankato. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 110 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the cis program report average early career wages of $66,391.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45.8% Growth in Graduates
$67,588 Median Starting Salary

St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Duluth. This college ranks 8th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 24 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at St. Scholastica in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the cis program make about $67,588 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN
66 CIS Degrees Awarded

Metro State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 22nd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 66 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MN
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 15 computer information systems students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Computer Information Systems Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Missouri2831,333
Kansas266386
Iowa264480
Nebraska238599
North Dakota21096
South Dakota204243

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Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CIS Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Information Technology468
General Computer & Information Sciences454
Artificial Intelligence9
Informatics4
Other Computer & Information Sciences1

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Science1,364
Information Technology950
Computer Programming308
Computer Software & Applications295
Computer Systems Networking248
Computer Systems Analysis153
Information Science119
Data Processing26
Data Entry6

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