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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

44 Colleges
$10,398 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,563 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the IT programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Schools

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$5,741 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Hennepin Technical College take out is $17,213.

Full Information Technology at Hennepin Technical College Report

$6,208 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Dakota County Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCTC are $6,208 a year. While working on their degree, IT majors at DCTC accumulate an average of around $21,848 in student debt.

Full Information Technology at Dakota County Technical College Report

The excellent programs at St Cloud Technical and Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Plains States Region . St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St Cloud Technical and Community College are $5,874 per year.

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$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.

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#5

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,352 per year.

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,515 in tuition and fees each year.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for information technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year. On average, IT graduates from Bellevue University take out $33,112 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bellevue University also is in the top 10% of our Best Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#8

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD
$7,650 Average Tuition & Fees

Southeast Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for information technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sioux Falls, Southeast Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Tech are $7,650 per year.

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$5,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for information technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out is $23,938.

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$10,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Des Moines Area Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Minnesota 843
Kansas 147
Iowa 182
Nebraska 398
North Dakota 37
South Dakota 190

Information Technology 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 Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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