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2023 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Computer Science Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 15,813 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for compsci majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 78
Illinois 1,694
Ohio 401
Indiana 281
Wisconsin 54

Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Negative Space.

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