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2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$35,377 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,364 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Information Technology Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for IT majors pursuing a .

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Technology

$13,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for information technology students. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Illinois State is ranked #5 for overall quality for IT in Illinois.

Read full report on Information Technology at Illinois State University

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

Full Information Technology at DePaul University Report

#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL
$35,472 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent 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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

Lewis undergraduate students pay an average of $35,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL
$35,060 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Xavier University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SXU undergraduate students pay an average of $35,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at Saint Xavier University Report

$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois Tech are $50,375 a year.

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Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 5 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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