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2023 Best Value Other Computer Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$21,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,661 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Computer & Information Sciences School for You

Other Computer & Information Sciences is the #253 most popular major in the country with 1,755 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Other Computer Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for other computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Computer Sciences

#1

Southeast Technical College

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

Our analysis found Southeast Technical College to be the best value school for other computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year. While working on their degree, other computer science majors at Southeast Tech accumulate an average of around $22,456 in student debt.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great value for other computer and information sciences students. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SC are $34,900 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Other Computer Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Other Computer & Information Sciences at Southwestern College Report

Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 0
Minnesota 0
Kansas 1

Other Computer & Information Sciences 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
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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