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

3 Colleges
$115,818 Avg Salary

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 93 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Capella University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Capella University Report

#3

Dakota State University

Madison, SD

Out of the 3 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 distant town of Madison, Dakota State is a public school with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Dakota State University Report

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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 3 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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