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

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$123,162 Avg Salary

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 1 school in the Plains States Region offering 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.

The following school tops our list of the Most Popular Online Information Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Our analysis found Dakota State University to be the most popular school for information science students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Women make up 50% of the IS majors at the school.

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

Explore the most popular online information science colleges 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 values are for the top school 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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