2025 Best General Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general computer engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #68 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 91 doctor's degrees in general computer engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Computer Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general computer engineering for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general computer engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general computer engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general computer engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best General Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Computer Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general computer engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Computer Engineering

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general computer engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Notre Dame if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general computer engineering. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from University of Notre Dame

3

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general computer engineering has to check out Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus

4

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general computer engineering needs to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati.More information about a doctorate in general computer engineering from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Best General Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general computer engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	7
Michigan	257	38
Ohio	253	45
Indiana	202	19

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General Computer Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Computer Engineering area of study, General Computer Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.