2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
65Colleges
13,813Bachelor's Degrees
$28,757Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 65 colleges that offer a bachelor's in computer & information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer & information sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the computer & information sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the computer & information sciences programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
DePaul University has taken the #1 spot in this year's computer & information sciences ranking for non-traditional students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, DePaul has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best computer & information sciences schools for non-traditional students. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. U-M also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. About 3,568 of the students at U-M are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
Illinois Institute of Technology comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. Illinois Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Illinois Tech is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,752 students at Illinois Tech that take at least one class online. About 1,354 of the students at Illinois Tech are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population. UIC also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. 5,712 students are part time.
Illinois State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population. Illinois State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. 2,500 students are part time.
University of Akron Main Campus comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
The student loan default rate at University of Akron Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,842 students take at least one class online at University of Akron Main Campus. There are roughly 3,857 part time students in attendance at University of Akron Main Campus.
University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UW - Madison is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,629 part time students in attendance at SIUC.
Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Springfield as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UIS is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. 2,246 of UIS students are exclusively distance learners. 1,727 students are part time.
Here are some additional great schools for Great Lakes Region non-traditional students studying Computer & Information Sciences that almost earned our Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.
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).
