2024 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in computer science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #35 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 associate degrees in computer science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Computer Science School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of computer science for getting your associate 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. 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 take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate 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

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 computer science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other computer science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt computer science students go into to obtain their associate 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 computer science related body.

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 associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Science in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer science.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in CompSci

1

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

44 Annual Graduates

$12,500 Median Student Debt

Ivy Tech Community College is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in computer science. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a associate in computer science from Ivy Tech Community College

2

Davenport University
Grand Rapids, MI

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in computer science needs to take a look at Davenport University. Davenport University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.More information about a associate in computer science from Davenport University

3

Franklin University
Columbus, OH

2 Annual Graduates

Franklin University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in computer science. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in computer science from Franklin University

Best Computer Science Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	7
Michigan	192	22
Indiana	123	48

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Computer Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

CompSci Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	77

Majors Similar to CompSci

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Information Technology	1,272
Computer Information Systems	904
Computer Programming	869
Computer Systems Networking	797
Computer Software & Applications	377
Information Science	326
Data Entry	58
Computer Systems Analysis	20
Data Processing	18
Other Computer & Information Sciences	1

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 Negative Space. More about our data sources and methodologies.