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2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
196 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Software & Applications is the 90th most popular major in the country with 13,180 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,777 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,842 and $30,403 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 196 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in computer software and applications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer software and applications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Computer Software & Applications Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s computer software degrees to qualified students.

Lewis also made our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis are $14,780.

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#4

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 3 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the #5 spot on the list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer software degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Detroit Mercy Computer Software & Applications Report

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Software & Applications at Illinois Tech

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 91 degrees to qualified masters’s computer software students in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Davenport University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree computer software students whose families make $75-$110k list, Davenport University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Davenport University are $16,636.

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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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