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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$34,178 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor'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.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences 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. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the computer and information sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

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

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

Full Computer & Information Sciences at DePaul University Report

#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Computer & Information Sciences 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 & Information Sciences at Michigan Technological University Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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

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

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 per year.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Michigan State University Report

University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 a year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

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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 22 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 Almonroth.

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