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2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$31,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, computer science students earned 1,694 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for compsci students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer Science

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #4 for overall quality for compsci in Illinois.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer science schools in Illinois. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

Full Computer Science at DePaul University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Computer Science at Northwestern University Report

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Computer Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 78
Ohio 401
Indiana 281
Wisconsin 54

Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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.

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