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2021 Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
795 Bachelor's Degrees
$20,315 Avg Cost*

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Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in it. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Information Technology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional information technology students. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The student loan default rate at Capella University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.

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2

Our rankings recognize Dakota State University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison. Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 1,775 of Dakota State students are exclusively distance learners. 1,705 students are part time.

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue. Bellevue University also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 11,048 of Bellevue University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,014 part time students in attendance at Bellevue University.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan State University. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. Metro State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Metro State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,941 students take at least one class online at Metro State. There are roughly 4,032 part time students in attendance at Metro State.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Missouri State University - Springfield. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Missouri State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Information Technology in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 0.8% of Missouri State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. 9,136 of Missouri State students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students information technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 98
Minnesota 303
Iowa 18
Kansas 50
Nebraska 289
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 114

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 5 schools only.

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