19
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
882
Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in
general computer & information sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #14 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general computer & information sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 882 master's degrees in general computer & information sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general computer & information sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general computer & information sciences students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of general computer & information sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general computer & information sciences related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general computer & information sciences students working on their master's degree.
The computer and information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.