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2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$52,942 Avg Salary
$30,237 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 18,325 information science students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IS majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Fort Hays State University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the IS majors at the school.

IS majors at FHSU take out an average of $27,961 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Women make up 29% of the IS majors at the school.

On average, IS graduates from Dakota State take out $33,960 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Information Science at Dakota State University

#3

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Grantham University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in IS at Grantham University, 93% are male and 7% are female.

The average amount in student loans that IS majors at Grantham University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,504.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Women make up 60% of the IS majors at the school.

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#5

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Information Science at Ottawa University - Kansas City

With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information science students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Ottawa.

Full Information Science at Ottawa University - Online Report

Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, IS graduates from Rasmussen University - North Dakota take out $19,953 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Information Science at Rasmussen University - North Dakota

Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for information science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

IS majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas take out an average of $19,953 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Information Science at Rasmussen University - Kansas

Explore the most popular online information science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 75
Minnesota 141
Missouri 90
Iowa 19
South Dakota 58
North Dakota 2
Nebraska 187

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

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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