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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

75 Colleges
$43,751 Avg Salary
$27,009 Avg Student Debt

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With 40,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #3 most popular major in the United States.

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The Best Information Technology 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 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for computer science students.

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2023 Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Information Technology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named MyComputerCareer - Westerville the best school in the Great Lakes Region for information technology students. MyComputerCareer - Westerville is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Westerville.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at MyComputerCareer - Westerville take out is $14,464.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for information technology students. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the large city of Madison.

On average, IT graduates from Madison College take out $16,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 75 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Brookfield landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Herzing University - Brookfield is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, IT graduates from Herzing University - Brookfield take out $42,705 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

IT majors at Michigan Tech take out an average of $26,492 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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#8

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best information technology programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Sinclair Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, WI

Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for information technology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Herzing University - Akron came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Herzing Akron take out is $42,705.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Information Technology students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Michigan - Dearborn Dearborn, MI
13 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
14 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
15 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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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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