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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$34,566 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci 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. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #1 for overall quality for compsci in the Great Lakes Region .

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree computer science programs. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $28,468 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $26,248 in tuition and fees each year.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college 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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Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science colleges 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.

  • 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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