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2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

In 2020-2021, 60,971 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 64 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 & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the computer and information sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in the Great Lakes Region for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer and information sciences students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Computer & Information Sciences students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
12 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN

Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 3,649
Indiana 886
Ohio 1,089
Wisconsin 409
Michigan 1,053

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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 Almonroth.

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