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

10 Colleges
$52,314 Avg Salary
$26,668 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for computer and information sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Baker College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of St Francis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best computer and information sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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