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2023 Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,288 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,796 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

Computer Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 1,360 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the compsci master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Science

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in Missouri for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Missouri State are $6,858 a year.

Read full report on Computer Science at Missouri State University - Springfield

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCM are $9,156 a year.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Central Missouri

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.

Full Computer Science at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMSL are $12,528 per year.

Full Computer Science at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SLU are $22,614 a year.

SLU also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

Full Computer Science at Saint Louis University Report

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

Full Computer Science at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 229
Minnesota 1,411
Iowa 755
South Dakota 38
North Dakota 113
Nebraska 122

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CompSci Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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