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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
93 Total Awards

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large private for-profit school awarded 93 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.

Since the graduate programs at Capella University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

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#3

Dakota State University

Madison, South Dakota
14 Total Awards
$6,731 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State is a public institution located in Madison, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 21% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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