2023 Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Other Computer & Information Sciences is the 262nd most popular major in the country with 1,755 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,020 and had an average of $19,656 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 562 other computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,543 and $20,490 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other computer and information sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

1

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$9,872 Average Net Price

$58,860 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s other computer science students in 2020-2021.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Notre Dame is $9,872 for Great Lakes Region Other Computer Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full University of Notre Dame Other Computer & Information Sciences Report

2

Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$6,577 Average Net Price

$47,887 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s other computer science students in 2020-2021.

Ferris also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $6,577 for Great Lakes Region Other Computer Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Other Computer & Information Sciences at Ferris State University

• Best Value Colleges for Other Computer & Information Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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