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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$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 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 29% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 21% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at Northwestern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 40% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in compsci at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Computer Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 33% of the compsci majors at the school.

Full Computer Science at DePaul University Report

Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Colleges 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 8 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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