2023 Best Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Computer Science 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 62 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for computer science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UIUC. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UW - Madison. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Michigan State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region .
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
Purdue does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at U-M. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
DePaul University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
DePaul does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Marquette. In 2019-2020 about 58% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Case Western. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 17% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Michigan Technological University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Michigan Tech. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 30% took at least some of their classes online.
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #12 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at IU Bloomington. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
UC does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
UM Dearborn does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
One thing to take note of is that UW - Stout does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Grand Valley State University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
GVSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Loyola Chicago does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Wayne State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #19, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Illinois State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ferris State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
One thing to take note of is that Ferris does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at UW - Whitewater, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Oakland University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Oakland does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Western Illinois University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
Online graduate courses are available at WIU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree computer science programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UIC. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #25, Wright State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Wright State University - Main Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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