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

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$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 Most Popular 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 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in compsci at Purdue, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 19% of the compsci majors at the school.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 14% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular 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.

About 50% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

About 29% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Western Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Of the 6 students majoring in compsci at WMU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

Women make up 40% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the compsci majors at the school.

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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 17 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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