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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Computer Science Basic Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the compsci basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Our analysis found Xavier University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for computer science students working on their basic certificate. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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