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Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

142 Ranked Colleges
9,429 Computer Science Graduations

Computer Science draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more computer science students than other colleges offering the major.

College Factual ranked the 142 computer science schools in the Great Lakes Region by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most computer science students in the Great Lakes Region.

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign tops our list of the most popular computer science schools. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1,555 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. See more about computer science at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #2 makes Purdue University Main Campus one of the most popular schools for computer science. Purdue University Main Campus is a public school located in the city of West Lafayette. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 691 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. Read the full computer science report for Purdue University Main Campus

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University Of Illinois At Chicago is one of the most popular computer science schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public university. This school awarded about 510 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for University Of Illinois At Chicago

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A rank of #4 makes Illinois Institute Of Technology one of the most popular schools for computer science. Illinois Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Illinois Institute Of Technology graduated around 504 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for Illinois Institute Of Technology

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Indiana University Bloomington is one of the most popular computer science schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a public institution. Indiana University Bloomington graduated around 469 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for Indiana University Bloomington

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University Of Chicago ranked #6 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. University Of Chicago graduated around 362 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for University Of Chicago

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

Lewis University comes in at #7 for computer science this year. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis University is a private not-for-profit university. Lewis University graduated around 309 computer science students in the most recent data year. Read the full computer science report for Lewis University

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University Of Illinois At Springfield placed #8 for computer science by yearly graduations. University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public school located in the city of Springfield. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 296 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. See more about computer science at University Of Illinois At Springfield

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Northwestern University comes in at #9 for computer science this year. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. Northwestern University graduated around 277 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for Northwestern University

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University Of Dayton comes in at #10 for computer science this year. Set in the city of Dayton, University Of Dayton is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 275 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for University Of Dayton

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Cleveland State University placed #11 for computer science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 237 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. Read the full computer science report for Cleveland State University

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Northern Illinois University placed #12 for computer science by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Dekalb, Northern Illinois University is a public institution. This school awarded about 231 computer science degrees in the most recent year. See more about computer science at Northern Illinois University

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Kent State University At Kent ranked #13 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public university. Kent State University At Kent graduated around 211 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for Kent State University At Kent

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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis comes in at #14 for computer science this year. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 201 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. See more about computer science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Located in the suburb of University Park, Governors State University is a public university. This school awarded about 187 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for Governors State University

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Illinois State University comes in at #16 for computer science this year. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 186 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. Get the full computer science details for Illinois State University

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University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee placed #17 for computer science by yearly graduations. University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a public school located in the city of Milwaukee. This school awarded about 180 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full computer science details for University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee

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Case Western Reserve University placed #18 for computer science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 176 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for Case Western Reserve University

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Miami University Oxford placed #19 for computer science by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 168 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. Get the full computer science details for Miami University Oxford

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Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne ranked #20 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 156 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. Get the full computer science details for Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #21 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Central Michigan University is a public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 125 students earned a degree in computer science from this school. See more about computer science at Central Michigan University

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public university. Northeastern Illinois University graduated around 124 computer science students in the most recent data year. Get the full computer science details for Northeastern Illinois University

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Michigan Technological University ranked #23 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Set in the town of Houghton, Michigan Technological University is a public institution. Michigan Technological University graduated around 100 computer science students in the most recent data year. Read the full computer science report for Michigan Technological University

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #24 on our list of the most popular computer science schools. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public university. This school awarded about 97 computer science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full computer science report for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology landed the #25 spot among the most popular computer science schools. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology graduated around 95 computer science students in the most recent data year. Read the full computer science report for Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

These schools also rank among the most popular for computer science this year:

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
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Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI
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Franklin University
Columbus, OH
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Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
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Depauw University
Greencastle, IN
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Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
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Aurora University
Aurora, IL
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Knox College
Galesburg, IL
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Denison University
Granville, OH
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also graduate students in computer science every year and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Computer Science Graduations
#51 University Of Michigan Flint Flint, MI 22
#52 University Of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN 22
#53 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH 22
#54 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 21
#55 Indiana University South Bend South Bend, IN 21
#56 North Central College Naperville, IL 21
#57 Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL 19
#58 Adrian College Adrian, MI 16
#59 Air Force Institute Of Technology Graduate School Of Engineering And Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 16
#60 John Carroll University University Heights, OH 16
#61 Ohio Northern University Ada, OH 16
#62 Wheaton College Illinois Wheaton, IL 16
#63 Augustana College Illinois Rock Island, IL 14
#64 Franciscan University Of Steubenville Steubenville, OH 14
#65 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL 14
#66 Lawrence University Appleton, WI 14
#67 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL 13
#68 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 13
#69 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN 13
#70 Wittenberg University Springfield, OH 13
#71 Taylor University Upland, IN 12
#72 Baldwin Wallace College Berea, OH 11
#73 Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, IN 11
#74 Indiana University Southeast New Albany, IN 11
#75 Dominican University River Forest, IL 10
#76 Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH 10
#77 Henry Ford Community College Dearborn, MI 10
#78 Mckendree University Lebanon, IL 10
#79 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN 10
#80 Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 9
#81 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH 9
#82 Capital University Columbus, OH 8
#83 Carroll University Waukesha, WI 8
#84 Franklin College Franklin, IN 8
#85 University Of Wisconsin Whitewater Whitewater, WI 8
#86 Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN 8
#87 Ashland University Ashland, OH 7
#88 Beloit College Beloit, WI 7
#89 Monroe County Community College Monroe, MI 7
#90 Rockford College Rockford, IL 7
#91 Toyota Technological Institute At Chicago Chicago, IL 7
#92 Walsh University North Canton, OH 7
#93 Anderson University Indiana Anderson, IN 6
#94 Benedictine University Lisle, IL 6
#95 Illinois College Jacksonville, IL 6
#96 University Of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 6
#97 University Of Wisconsin Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 6
#98 Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI 6
#99 Earlham College Richmond, IN 5
#100 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 5

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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