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2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

5 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master's in Michigan

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 570 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996.

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#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WMU Computer Science Report

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer science students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

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#5

Lawrence Technological University

Southfield, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Computer Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is located in Southfield, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s computer science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree computer science students list, Lawrence Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lawrence Technological University are $17,918.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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