2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer Software & Media Applications (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,407 people earned their degree in other computer software and media applications, making the major the 412th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 18 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other computer software and media applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other computer software and media applications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer software and media applications students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer Software & Media Applications (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$14,791 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computer Software and Media Applications Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s computer software and media applications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree computer software and media applications students whose families make $0-$30k list, Dakota State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,791 for plains states region bachelor’s degree computer software and media applications students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dakota State.

Read full report on Other Computer Software & Media Applications at Dakota State University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Computer Software & Media Applications (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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