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

17 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master'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.

The Best Information Technology Master'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. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for IT majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the best school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree information technology programs. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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#10

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best information technology schools 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 17 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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