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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer science was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 59,565 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 29% of the compsci majors at the school.

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

About 31% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 69% are male.

Full Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in compsci at IU Bloomington, 81% are male and 19% are female.

Full Computer Science at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Computer Science at University of Chicago

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 14 students majoring in compsci at Northwestern, 79% are male and 21% are female.

Full Computer Science at Northwestern University Report

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the compsci majors at the school.

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Western Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Michigan Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in compsci at Michigan Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 5 students majoring in compsci at Illinois Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Full Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

Explore the best computer science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 623
Ohio 1,016
Illinois 3,680
Indiana 1,471
Wisconsin 248

One of 10 majors within the area of study, computer science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Information Technology 40,555
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.

  • 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 Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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