2025 Best Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
63Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
6,832Computer Science Degrees Awarded
Ranked #8 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6,832 degrees in computer science to qualified students.
Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Computer Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the computer science degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Computer Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in computer science. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 988 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were about 532 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
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Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer science. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 207 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in computer science has to look into Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 94 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology in the most recent year we have data available.
Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.
There were about 182 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were approximately 201 computer science students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 417 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
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UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Dayton. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.
There were about 173 computer science students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 54 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan Tech is a great university overall.
There were approximately 97 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year.
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Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kent. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 145 computer science students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of computer science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Computer Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
