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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Illinois

19 Colleges
$69,849 Avg Salary
$24,208 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Illinois to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Computer Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for computer science students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for computer science students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 #4 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Springfield helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular computer science programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 19 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.

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