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2023 Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,061 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,213 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information science was ranked #57 in the country. In fact 18,325 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Information Science Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IS students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Science

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best value school in the Plains States Region for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Bellevue University graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at Bellevue University Report

#2

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dakota State are $11,931 a year.

Read full report on Information Science at Dakota State University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for information science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information science schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 a year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Information Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Best Information Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 90
Minnesota 141
Kansas 75
Iowa 19
Nebraska 187
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 58

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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