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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$75,830 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 17,504 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , information science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,671 and had an average of $31,100 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 521 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,238 and $20,811 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 140 information 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 IS Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree is students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in the Plains States Region

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Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s is students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Science at Dakota State University

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 40 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Information Science at Bellevue University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 more about Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 39 masters’s is 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%.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on IS Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 0 masters’s is degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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