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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

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

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

About 20% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 80% are male.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#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 working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

Women make up 34% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 27% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 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.

About 19% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 81% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of Chicago Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 74% are male.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 106 students majoring in compsci at Northwestern, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Computer Science at Northwestern University Report

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in compsci at IU Bloomington, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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#9

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

Women make up 34% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 19% of the compsci majors at the school.

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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 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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