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2024 Best Informatics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
846 Informatics Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in informatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #246 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for informatics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 846 degrees in informatics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Informatics School

Best Informatics Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of informatics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for informatics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Informatics Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Informatics
Bachelor's Degrees in Informatics
Master's Degrees in Informatics
Doctor's Degrees in Informatics

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Informatics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Informatics in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the informatics degree levels they offer.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Informatics

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in informatics. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 11 informatics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
483 Informatics Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Bloomington is a great option for students interested in a degree in informatics. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 483 informatics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
151 Informatics Degrees Awarded

Ivy Tech Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in informatics. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. This college ranks 13th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 151 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
131 Informatics Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in informatics needs to take a look at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. IUPUI is a very large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 131 informatics students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #455 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Stout is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 informatics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent data year.

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
77.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 9 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IN

Located in the midsize city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 6 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - South Bend in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Indiana University - Southeast is a small public university located in the suburb of New Albany. This university ranks 32nd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 12 informatics students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - Southeast in the most recent data year.

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Best Informatics Colleges by State

Explore the best informatics colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 3
Michigan 915 11
Illinois 870 9
Indiana 737 735
Wisconsin 672 10

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Informatics is one of 5 different types of Computer Information Systems programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences 5,419
Information Technology 3,285
Other Computer & Information Sciences 182
Human-Centered Technology Design 52
Artificial Intelligence 39

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