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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 254,454 computer and information sciences students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 283 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 25 colleges that offer 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 doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small school located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio that handed out 3 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees 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 Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 67 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 21 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 5 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate 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 5 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. 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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Oakland University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 26 doctorate’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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Northwestern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 14 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 12 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full University of Illinois at Chicago Computer & Information Sciences Report
Michigan State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 91%.
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Western Michigan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Case Western Reserve University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #17, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 7 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 13 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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DePaul University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 7 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Marquette University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 708 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, 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 88%.
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