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

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in information technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #54 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 24 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,280 bachelor's degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The it 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 information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology 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 much debt information technology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology 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 Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in information technology.

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

1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

126 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in information technology. UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

121 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in information technology. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Purdue University - Main Campus

3

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

52 Annual Graduates

$79,863 Median Starting Salary

DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the information technology degree program at DePaul University make $21,872 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from DePaul University

4

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

24 Annual Graduates

$77,810 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in information technology has to look into Michigan Technological University. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Information Technology bachelor's degree recipients from Michigan Technological University earn a boost of around $19,819 over the average income of information technology graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Michigan Technological University

5

Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI

54 Annual Graduates

$50,720 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, it bachelor's recipients typically earn about $50,720 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Davenport University

6

Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

241 Annual Graduates

$61,344 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Those information technology students who get their bachelor's degree from Purdue University Global receive $3,353 more than the average it graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Purdue University Global

7

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

71 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Illinois State University

8

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Loyola University Chicago

9

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

38 Annual Graduates

$48,185 Median Starting Salary

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

After graduating, it bachelor's recipients usually earn an average of $48,185 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Michigan State University

10

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

30 Annual Graduates

$54,840 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the it program report average early career wages of $54,840.

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Best Information Technology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	294
Ohio	252	208
Illinois	241	190
Indiana	235	132
Wisconsin	213	34

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	1,028
Computer Support Specialist	51
Information Technology Project Management	49
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	43
Network & System Administration/Administrator	42
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	36
Information Technology Management	31

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	6,335
Computer Science	4,789
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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.