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2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,134 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,850 and had an average of $21,473 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 291 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,850 and $21,583 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 223 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics and computer science 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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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 80 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,998 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $19,147 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Eastern Illinois University.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UIC is $20,270 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at UIC

#4

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s math and compsci students in 2019-2020.

Dominican U also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,979 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Dominican University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Dominican University

#5

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valparaiso University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Valparaiso University is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to qualified students.

Valpo also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Valpo is $21,211 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Valpo

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 47 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $20,582 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at University of Akron Main Campus

#7

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Calvin University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Calvin University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Calvin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Calvin is $26,778 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Math & CompSci students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Calvin

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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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