by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 59,565 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the 8th most popular major in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 248 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 194 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. To top this list, a school must have a successful computer science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer science degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer science degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s. Waukesha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer science degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Norbert College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. SNC is a private not-for-profit institution located in De Pere, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Cardinal Stritch University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Cardinal Stritch University is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 8 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Beloit College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Beloit is located in Beloit, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s computer science degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lawrence University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Lawrence U is a small school located in Appleton, Wisconsin that handed out 4 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Ripon College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Computer Science Major in Wisconsin for a Bachelor’s list. Ripon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ripon, Wisconsin. It awarded 0 bachelors’s computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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