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

63 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 Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

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#2

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.

IT majors at Baker College take out an average of $37,121 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Information Technology at Baker College Report

#3

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 16% of the IT majors at the school.

On average, IT graduates from Purdue University Global take out $43,522 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Of the 64 students majoring in IT at Illinois State, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#5

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davenport University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

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

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Davenport University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $34,518.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Of the 52 students majoring in IT at Eastern Michigan, 92% are male and 8% are female.

The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Eastern Michigan take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,393.

Full Information Technology at Eastern Michigan University Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

About 55% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Information Technology at Michigan State University Report

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 13% of the IT majors at the school.

IT majors at University of Akron Main Campus take out an average of $30,296 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, IT graduates from DePaul carry an average student debt load of $23,253.

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Indiana Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 79% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Information Technology students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
12 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI

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 26 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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