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

88 Colleges
$52,314 Avg Salary
$26,668 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences 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 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 88 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 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 degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great place for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 88 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dayton.

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#8

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #8, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer and information sciences programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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DeVry University - Illinois ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
15 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
16 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
17 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI

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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