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2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$16,359 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

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

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 266 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th 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'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 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for IT 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 Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Technology

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Our analysis found Lindenwood University to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.

Lindenwood University also took the #5 spot in our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $6,611 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri Western State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

Missouri Western graduate students pay an average of $7,458 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

UCM graduate students pay an average of $9,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree information technology programs. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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

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

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

WUSTL also made our Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 147
Minnesota 843
Iowa 182
South Dakota 190
North Dakota 37
Nebraska 398

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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