2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Computer Science Doctor'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 15 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large private for-profit school awarded 93 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Capella University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 34% of those degree recipients were women.
UMN Twin Cities does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 21% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Iowa State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dakota State University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. This small public school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 21% of those degree recipients were women.
Dakota State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, the large public school handed out 12 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 8% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since K -State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at WUSTL, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNOMAHA does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Rolla, Missouri, the medium-sized public school handed out 5 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Missouri University of Science and Technology does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UNL, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 48% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at North Dakota State University. In fact, around 20% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the large public school handed out 1 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
KU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
UND does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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