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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$29,920 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$114,251 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree School for You

Computer Information Systems is the most popular major in the United States with 9,823 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CIS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Information Systems

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for computer information systems students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 a year.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #4 for overall quality for CIS in the Great Lakes Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great value for computer information systems students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer information systems programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $38,667 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,433
Ohio 1,479
Illinois 1,579
Indiana 1,984
Wisconsin 1,531

Computer Information Systems is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

CIS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 51,681
Information Technology 31,531
Informatics 2,726
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,887
Artificial Intelligence 518
Human-Centered Technology Design 91

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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