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2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
149 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 615 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 149 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 20 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities General Information Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska at Omaha are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nebraska at Omaha General Information Science Report

#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree information science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Bellevue University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dakota State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State University are $11,809.

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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%.

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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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