2023 Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Doctor's Degree School for You
With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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 Technology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Information Technology
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for information technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 26% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 74% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Doctor’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 17% of the IT majors at the school.
Best Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 147 |
Minnesota | 843 |
Missouri | 266 |
Iowa | 182 |
South Dakota | 190 |
North Dakota | 37 |
Nebraska | 398 |
Information Technology Related Majors
One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.
IT Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to IT
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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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