2023 Best Value Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,755 people earned their degree in Other computer and information sciences and support services, making the major the 511th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 562 Other computer and information sciences and support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in Other computer and information sciences and support services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Other computer and information sciences and support services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Other computer and information sciences and support services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

1

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$12,213 Average Net Price

$47,887 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s computer and information sciences and support services students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,213 for Great Lakes Region Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services students with aid.

Read more about Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other at Ferris

2

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$31,101 Average Net Price

$58,860 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 8 ’s computer and information sciences and support services degrees in 2020-2021.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Notre Dame is $31,101 for Great Lakes Region Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other at University of Notre Dame

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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