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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

49 Colleges
$64,824 Avg Salary
$25,910 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 49 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a .

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

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#2

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for computer science students. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for computer science students. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 49 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#10

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #10 on the list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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