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2023 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

33 Colleges
$50,419 Avg Salary
$35,229 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor'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 Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Herzing University - Brookfield the best school in the Great Lakes Region for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, IT graduates from Herzing University - Brookfield take out $39,024 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Herzing University - Akron helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IT graduates from Herzing Akron carry an average student debtload of $39,024.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree information technology programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Herzing University - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree information technology programs. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Madison.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, IT majors at Herzing University - Madison accumulate an average of around $39,024 in student debt.

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#10

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #10, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

On average, IT graduates from Ferris take out $27,511 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 637
Ohio 485
Illinois 510
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

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

IT Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Craig Dennis.

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