2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Computer Science Master'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.
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The Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Computer Science Master's Degree Schools
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 master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Women make up 20% of the compsci majors at the school.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the # 2 spot on the list. UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Of the 237 students majoring in compsci at UDayton, 66% are male and 34% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 27% of the compsci majors at the school.
Full Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology Report
Out of the 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 19% of the compsci majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 26% of the compsci majors at the school.
University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 38% of the compsci majors at the school.
Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
About 29% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 71% are male.
Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree computer science programs. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
About 28% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 72% are male.
Read full report on Computer Science at Indiana University - Bloomington
Governors State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for computer science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
Of the 77 students majoring in compsci at GSU, 66% are male and 34% are female.
Read full report on Computer Science at Governors State University
With a ranking of #10, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Of the 70 students majoring in compsci at Purdue, 81% are male and 19% are female.
Full Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
Best Computer Science Colleges by State
Explore the best computer science colleges 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 |
Computer Science Related Majors
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 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 Negative Space.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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