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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$34,178 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's 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.

The Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's 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.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for computer and information sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

Michigan Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oakland are $24,648 a year.

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $25,552 per year.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

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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 22 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.

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