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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 master's degree.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 86 students majoring in IT at Purdue University Global, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 73% are male.

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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 Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 29 students majoring in IT at IU Bloomington, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on Information Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Detroit Mercy is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Detroit.

About 33% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Information Technology at University of Detroit Mercy Report

#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full Information Technology at Oakland University Report

#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

About 37% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 63% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Davenport University

Ottawa University - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the suburb of Brookfield, Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 47% of the IT majors at the school.

Full Information Technology at Ottawa University - Milwaukee Report

#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

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

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

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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 most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

About 42% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 58% are male.

Read full report on Information Technology at Ferris State University

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 24 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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