2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 102 students majoring in IT at Capella University, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 23% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 77% are male.
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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 Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Of the 66 students majoring in IT at WUSTL, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
About 53% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 47% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 36% of the IT majors at the school.
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Ottawa University - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.
Women make up 31% of the IT majors at the school.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the IT majors at the school.
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Dakota State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public college with a small student population.
About 35% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 65% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
About 38% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 62% are male.
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Request InformationBest Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges 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 |
Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.