by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 51,681 people earned their degree in general computer and information sciences, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,419 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer and information sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general computer and information sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree computer and information sciences students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State University General Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 17 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at Michigan State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at UW - Madison
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UM Dearborn General Computer & Information Sciences Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer and Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Computer & Information Sciences at DePaul University
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