by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 doctor's degrees in computer science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of computer science for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality computer science program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
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.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer science students working on their doctor's degree.
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 Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for computer science students seeking a a doctor's degree.
It is hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in computer science. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from University of Chicago
It is hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in computer science. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in computer science. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Northwestern University
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in computer science needs to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Purdue University - Main Campus
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Indiana University - Bloomington
Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Case Western Reserve University
UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in computer science from University of Illinois at Chicago
Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Michigan Technological University
Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from DePaul University
Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in computer science from Illinois Institute of Technology
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