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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$34,566 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor'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.

The Best Value Computer Science Doctor'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. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for compsci students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

Full Computer Science at DePaul University Report

#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Science at Marquette University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Science at Michigan Technological University Report

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $28,468 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WMU are $26,248 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.

Full Computer Science at Kent State University at Kent Report

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer science programs. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 a year.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges 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 15 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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