2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is the 11th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 6,241 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,220 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 70 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SIUE is $14,423 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
UW - Platteville also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $15,718 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is $14,465 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
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Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is $14,395 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 134 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for NIU is $18,259 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 469 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,986 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at Purdue University - Main Campus
Purdue University Northwest ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Hammond, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,250 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students per year to attend Purdue University Northwest.
Read more about Computer Science at Purdue University Northwest
Western Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 59 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,433 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students per year to attend WMU.
University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Springfield is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 93 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,477 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students per year to attend UIS.
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
Illinois State also took the #17 spot in our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State is $20,895 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $16,945 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
With a ranking of #12, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a public institution located in Youngstown, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Read more about Computer Science at Youngstown State University
Eastern Michigan University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students.
Eastern Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Illinois University is $14,607 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
With a ranking of #15, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is $17,876 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Franklin University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,895 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students per year to attend Franklin University.
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Cleveland State University is $17,278 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Baker College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Baker College is $15,049 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Southern Indiana ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Indiana is $13,437 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. PFW is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend PFW is $10,912 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
Read more about Computer Science at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $18,885 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students per year to attend Kent State.
Indiana University - Southeast ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in New Albany, Indiana, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Indiana University - Southeast is $10,657 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students.
Read full report on Computer Science at Indiana University - Southeast
Central Michigan University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 61 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan University is $15,981 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students.
Read full report on Computer Science at Central Michigan University
Governors State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. GSU is a small public school situated in University Park, Illinois. It awarded 41 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Governors State University is $12,077 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science students.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer science degrees to 291 students in 2019-2020.
UIUC also made our “Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $15,880 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer science students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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