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2022 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$102,200 Avg Salary
$82,000 Avg Student Debt

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

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. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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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2022 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 2022 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 very large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a 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 Case Western Reserve University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington 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 #6 on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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With a ranking of #7, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #9 spot in the 2022 rankings for the best doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 445
Ohio 690
Illinois 3,488
Indiana 1,294
Wisconsin 206

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 53,722

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 81,384
Information Technology 38,958
Information Science 18,368
Computer Systems Networking 14,814
Computer Software & Applications 13,180

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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