2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences School for You
In 2020-2021, computer and information sciences students earned 1,206 degrees and certificates from a Kansas school, making the subject the 8th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kansas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences 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.
Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Computer & Information Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in Kansas for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JCCC are $2,688 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JCCC is ranked #2 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Kansas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas list. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.
FHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $5,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, computer and information sciences majors at FHSU accumulate an average of around $27,558 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FHSU also did well on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas list. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butler CC are $4,176 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $10,420 per year. After completing their degree, computer and information sciences graduates from K -State carry an average student debtload of $25,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $273, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
K -State also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas list. ESU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Emporia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year. Computer & Information Sciences majors at ESU take out an average of $22,602 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Grantham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.
Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that computer and information sciences majors at Grantham University take out is $32,410.
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University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, computer and information sciences majors at KU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $389, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, KU is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Kansas.
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Southwestern College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SC are $34,900 a year.
SC also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Kansas rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 3,852 |
Iowa | 1,713 |
South Dakota | 615 |
Missouri | 3,607 |
Nebraska | 1,395 |
North Dakota | 314 |
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Computer & Information Sciences Related Majors for Computer & Information Sciences
Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Computer & Information Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 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).
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