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

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

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.

The Most Popular Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the IS master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Women make up 53% of the IS majors at the school.

Read full report on Information Science at Bellevue University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in IS at UNOMAHA, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in IS at the school are women while 59% are male.

Full Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 20 students majoring in IS at UMN Twin Cities, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Information Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#4

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for information science students working on their master’s degree. Dakota State is a small public school located in the town of Madison.

Of the 20 students majoring in IS at Dakota State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Information Science at Dakota State University Report

Best Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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