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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree information science students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #2 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 Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 45 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also took the #3 spot 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.

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#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 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 with aid 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellevue University, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2019-2020.

Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dakota State University are $11,809, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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