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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$15,167 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,683 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Missouri. With 3,607 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.

Park University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,509 a year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwest are $8,852 per year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,715 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMSL are $12,015 a year.

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Missouri Western State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

Missouri Western undergraduate students pay an average of $7,930 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,206
Minnesota 3,852
Iowa 1,713
South Dakota 615
Nebraska 1,395
North Dakota 314

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

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
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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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