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2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 13% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer and information sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Lewis, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davenport University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #7, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for computer and information sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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Explore the most popular online computer and information sciences colleges 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

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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 10 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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