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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

54 Colleges
$7,657 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,404 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the computer and information sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FVTC is ranked #5 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in the Great Lakes Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #4 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in the Great Lakes Region .

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,960 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.

WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their associate degree. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-State are $6,351 per year.

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Moraine Park Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree computer and information sciences programs. Moraine Park Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Fond du Lac.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Moraine Park Technical College are $6,683 a year.

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#9

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

With a ranking of #9, Oakland Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree computer and information sciences programs. NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,849 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best computer and information sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 4,714
Michigan 5,071
Ohio 4,257
Illinois 8,392
Wisconsin 3,101

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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