by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 59,565 people earned their degree in computer science, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Indiana, there were 1,471 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,409 and $24,178 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 231 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,681 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree compsci students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana. PFW is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 29 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Northwest. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana. Purdue University Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students 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%.
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