2025 Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Ranked #14 in popularity, computer information systems is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 54 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6,335 bachelor's degrees in computer information systems to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Information Systems School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The cis bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer information systems students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer information systems students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for computer information systems to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer information systems related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer information systems students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Computer Information Systems in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in CIS

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

1,215 Annual Graduates

$113,634 Median Starting Salary

$50,512 Median Student Debt

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earn $51,517 more than the standard cis grad.

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2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

864 Annual Graduates

$80,566 Median Starting Salary

$29,163 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in computer information systems needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.

Those computer information systems students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison make $18,449 more than the average cis student.

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3

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

162 Annual Graduates

$96,517 Median Starting Salary

University of Notre Dame is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems degree program at University of Notre Dame get $34,400 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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4

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

148 Annual Graduates

$72,132 Median Starting Salary

$31,570 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in computer information systems needs to check out Purdue University - Main Campus. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems degree program at Purdue University - Main Campus get $10,015 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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5

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

292 Annual Graduates

$62,350 Median Starting Salary

$37,068 Median Student Debt

IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington.

After graduation, cis bachelor's recipients generally earn about $62,350 in the first five years of their career.

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6

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

372 Annual Graduates

$86,192 Median Starting Salary

$33,411 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from Michigan State University earn a boost of around $24,075 above the average income of computer information systems majors.

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7

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

280 Annual Graduates

$69,548 Median Starting Salary

$26,700 Median Student Debt

UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Bachelor's recipients from the computer information systems degree program at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus earn $7,431 above the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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8

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

165 Annual Graduates

$113,503 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn a boost of approximately $51,386 above the average income of computer information systems graduates.

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9

Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

106 Annual Graduates

$70,530 Median Starting Salary

$49,718 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from Marquette University receive an earnings boost of around $8,413 over the average income of computer information systems graduates.

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10

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

45 Annual Graduates

$68,950 Median Starting Salary

$38,269 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Computer Information Systems bachelor's degree recipients from Loyola University Chicago earn a boost of approximately $6,833 above the average income of computer information systems majors.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Computer Information Systems students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI
12	Oberlin College	Oberlin, OH
13	DePaul University	Chicago, IL
14	Ohio State University - Main Campus	Columbus, OH
15	Grand Valley State University	Allendale, MI
16	Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN
17	Oakland University	Rochester Hills, MI
18	University of Michigan - Dearborn	Dearborn, MI

Best Computer Information Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best computer information systems schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	1,962
Ohio	252	806
Illinois	241	698
Indiana	235	1,344
Wisconsin	213	1,248

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Rankings in Majors Related to CIS

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Information Systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

CIS Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	4,212
Information Technology	1,298
Informatics	460
Other Computer & Information Sciences	221
Human-Centered Technology Design	121
Artificial Intelligence	23

Majors Similar to CIS

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	4,789
Information Technology	1,280
Information Science	945
Computer Software & Applications	480
Computer Programming	364
Computer Systems Analysis	263
Computer Systems Networking	232
Other Computer & Information Sciences	32

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.