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2023 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

With 59,565 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Computer Science 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. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in the Great Lakes Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer science programs. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 623
Ohio 1,016
Illinois 3,680
Indiana 1,471
Wisconsin 248

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 59,565

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
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 15 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Negative Space.

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