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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$114,251 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 47% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in CIS at K -State, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer information systems schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 60% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer information systems programs. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 25% of the CIS majors at the school.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Full Computer Information Systems at University of Kansas Report

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,395
Minnesota 681
Kansas 387
Iowa 490
Nebraska 602
North Dakota 96
South Dakota 243

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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