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. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 7,044 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,824 and $25,910 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 153 colleges that offer a degree 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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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 “Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region compsci students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 153 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s compsci degrees to 225 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Springfield Computer Science Report
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 Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 316 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region. GSU is a small public school situated in University Park, Illinois. It awarded 120 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lewis is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 160 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Principia College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Principia is located in Elsah, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
University of Dayton landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 264 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 133 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Illinois University Computer Science Report
Lawrence Technological University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 ’s 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%.
Read more about Computer Science at Lawrence Technological University
DePauw University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePauw is a small school located in Greencastle, Indiana that handed out 40 ’s compsci 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 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Kettering University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Kettering is a private not-for-profit institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rockford University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Rockford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 901 diplomas to qualified ’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 501 ’s compsci 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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Michigan Technological University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 101 degrees to qualified ’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 201 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s compsci degrees to 337 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #19, Knox College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Galesburg, Illinois, and it awarded 15 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Chicago State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Chicago State University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 24 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 572 ’s compsci 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%. 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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Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a medium-sized school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 66 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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Davenport University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #23. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s compsci degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and it awarded 24 ’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Earlham College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on CompSci Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Earlham is a small school located in Richmond, Indiana that handed out 10 ’s compsci degrees 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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