by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 33,795 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,314 and $26,668 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 13,730 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 227 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer and information sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Ohio. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Ohio Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East-West University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 81 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Indiana Tech is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. DeVry University - Indiana is a small school located in Merrillville, Indiana that handed out 1 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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.
Full DeVry University - Indiana Computer & Information Sciences Report
Davenport University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Davenport University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 140 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Principia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Elsah, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 1,241 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
With a ranking of #11, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 157 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Wilberforce University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wilberforce, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Wilberforce University Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #13, Baker College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Owosso, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 142 students 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.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Baker College
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 130 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Computer & Information Sciences Report
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 911 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Lewis University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Full Lewis University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Lawrence Technological University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 47 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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DePauw University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Greencastle, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full DePauw University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Kettering University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Kettering University
Governors State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in University Park, Illinois, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Rockford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Rockford University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 20 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #22, Miami University - Hamilton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Hamilton, Ohio, this small public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at Miami University - Hamilton
With a ranking of #23, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 514 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Kent State University at Trumbull came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Warren, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at Trumbull Computer & Information Sciences Report
With a ranking of #25, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 106 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Illinois University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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