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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Great Lakes Region

48 Ranked Colleges
1,568 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,285 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,568 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 48 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in information technology.

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Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree it students.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 213 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Information Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Purdue University Global
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 191 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Technology at Purdue University Global

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology at Oakland University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 83 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology at IUPUI

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Out of the 48 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Information Technology at UC

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #6, Marquette University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Marquette University Information Technology Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s IT degrees 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 DePaul Information Technology Report

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SIUC Information Technology Report

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Information Technology Report

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Franklin University
Columbus, Ohio

Franklin University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 46 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology at Franklin University

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With a ranking of #11, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Hammond, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Technology at Purdue Northwest

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Governors State University
University Park, Illinois

Governors State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school awarded 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Technology at Governors State University

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 38 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full Central Michigan University Information Technology Report

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Illinois State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 35 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Information Technology at Illinois State

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Information Technology Report

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Walsh College
Troy, Michigan

Walsh College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Troy, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Full Walsh Information Technology Report

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With a ranking of #16, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Information Technology at Youngstown State University

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With a ranking of #18, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Toledo

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Information Technology Report

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Technology at Ferris

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With a ranking of #21, Miami University - Hamilton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Hamilton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Information Technology at Miami University - Hamilton

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

With a ranking of #22, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana State University is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Information Technology at Indiana State

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Information Technology at Loyola University Chicago

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Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 12 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Information Technology at Western Illinois University

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, Illinois

With a ranking of #25, Elmhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Information Technology at Elmhurst

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With a ranking of #25, DeVry University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Information Technology at DeVry University - Illinois

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Miami University - Middletown landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Miami University - Middletown is a small school located in Middletown, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Information Technology at Miami University - Middletown

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