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Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Computer Science is the #12 most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 32% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 68% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,360
Minnesota 1,411
Kansas 229
Iowa 755
Nebraska 122
North Dakota 113
South Dakota 38

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 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 Negative Space.

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