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2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

44 Colleges
$77,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Master's Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the #13 most popular major in the country with 20,748 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. 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.

The Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Information Systems program at each school on the list.

Check out the CIS master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 38% of the CIS majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 118 students majoring in CIS at Purdue University Global, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in CIS at Illinois Tech, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Of the 106 students majoring in CIS at Central Michigan, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the CIS majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

About 42% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Women make up 51% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer information systems students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in CIS at the school are women while 67% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer information systems students working on their master’s degree. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

Women make up 38% of the CIS majors at the school.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 421
Illinois 458
Ohio 536
Indiana 346
Wisconsin 283

One of 9 majors within the area of study, computer information systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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