by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 259,697 computer & information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In , computer & information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $54,667 and had an average of $25,780 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 14,240 computer & information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,666 and $22,894 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,923 computer & information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a degree in computer & information sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer & information sciences.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maharishi International University landed the #1 spot on the list. Maharishi International University is a small school located in Fairfield, Iowa that handed out 381 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Maharishi International University Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Overland Park, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to 82 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Ottawa University - Kansas City
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State University is a small public school situated in Madison, South Dakota. It awarded 79 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Dakota State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 306 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Missouri Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 136 degrees to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Bellevue University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 137 masters’s computer & information sciences 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%.
Full Bellevue University Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 158 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Computer & Information Sciences Report
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 196 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 62 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 112 degrees to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #11, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to 60 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Maryville University of Saint Louis
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to 94 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Nebraska at Omaha
With a ranking of #13, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #14, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 167 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Iowa State
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
With a ranking of #17, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 38 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Computer & Information Sciences Report
Wichita State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 32 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Computer & Information Sciences at St. Cloud State University
With a ranking of #20, Metropolitan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s computer & information sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Park University
Lindenwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #22. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 29 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Computer & Information Sciences at Lindenwood University
With a ranking of #23, Fontbonne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s computer & information sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Fontbonne University
Grantham University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. LIttle Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer & information sciences degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Grantham University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
