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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Women make up 36% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 31% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#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 and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer and information sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 14 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Northwestern, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 13 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UW - Madison, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Women make up 55% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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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 25 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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