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2023 Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 132 degrees and certificates were awarded to information technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the IT master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Information Technology

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the best school in Illinois for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Illinois. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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#4

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Xavier University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information technology schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 127
Ohio 25
Indiana 116
Wisconsin 27

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Craig Dennis.

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