by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 60,631 computer science students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.
Across the Plains States region, there were 3,924 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,175 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree computer science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region. Maharishi International University is a small school located in Fairfield, Iowa that handed out 348 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Maharishi International University Computer Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 202 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 86 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 196 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Computer Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 74 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Wichita State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 49 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 20 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Computer Science Report
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Missouri - St Louis
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 74 degrees to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 26 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Computer Science Report
With a ranking of #12, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saint Louis University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 36 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Missouri State University - Springfield
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 24 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Metropolitan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Minnesota State Mankato
Webster University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 40 masters’s computer science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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