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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Schools Ranked
$24,846 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois
120 Total Awards
$17,552 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 120 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 34% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, Indiana
30 Total Awards
$9,530 Average Tuition & Fees
$33,486 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. This large public school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 30 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $33,486 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 13% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Purdue University Global. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
11 Total Awards
$14,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 27% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
8 Total Awards
$17,208 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Davenport University is a great place for computer science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

Around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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8 Total Awards
$28,259 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,259 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 13% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan
2 Total Awards
$12,750 Average Tuition & Fees
$46,807 Avg Student Debt

Baker College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Owosso, Michigan that handed out 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $46,807 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

University of St Francis

Joliet, Illinois
1 Total Awards
$13,839 Average Tuition & Fees

University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Saint Francis is located in Joliet, Illinois and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1 Total Awards

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Around 58% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 60% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan
$14,510 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer science programs.

Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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