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2023 Best Value Computer Programming Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$28,690 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,558 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Programming Master's Degree School for You

With 11,939 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer programming is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Computer Programming Master'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. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for programming students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Programming Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Programming

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for computer programming students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer programming schools in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, DePaul also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Dearborn helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer programming schools in the Great Lakes Region . UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 per year.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best Computer Programming Colleges by State

Explore the best computer programming colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 306
Ohio 426
Illinois 461
Indiana 18
Wisconsin 249

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

Programming Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Programming 8,750
App Specific Computer Programming 2,411
Computer Programming Certifications 278
Computer Programming, Specific Platforms 173
Computer Game Programming 169
Other Computer Programming 158

Majors Similar to Programming

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 luis gomes.

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