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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

27 Colleges
$55,683 Avg Salary
$30,670 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 27 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Out of the 27 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 15% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Hays State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

Of the 200 students majoring in computer and information sciences at FHSU, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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#5

Park University

Parkville, MO

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Park University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 17% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 19% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#7

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

Women make up 13% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 18% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 82% are male.

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#9

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Southwestern College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 7% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Women make up 25% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online computer and information sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,206
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 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 27 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.

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