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

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

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in the Plains States Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 28 students majoring in compsci at UMN Twin Cities, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 79% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 33% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 229
Minnesota 1,411
Missouri 1,360
Iowa 755
South Dakota 38
North Dakota 113
Nebraska 122

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Focus Areas

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 5 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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