2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor 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. This report analyzed 24 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 Information Technology program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 15% of the IT majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 82 students majoring in IT at DePaul, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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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. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 17% of the IT majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
About 21% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 79% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in IT at Detroit Mercy, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Ottawa University - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookfield.
About 47% of the students majoring in IT at the school are women while 53% are male.
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Davenport University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree information technology programs. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 19 students majoring in IT at Davenport University, 63% are male and 37% are female.
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Oakland University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
Of the 19 students majoring in IT at Oakland, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 14 students majoring in IT at Lewis, 86% are male and 14% are female.
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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. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 12 students majoring in IT at Ferris, 58% are male and 42% are female.
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Request InformationBest Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 637 |
| Ohio | 485 |
| Illinois | 510 |
| Indiana | 553 |
| Wisconsin | 376 |
Majors Related to IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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