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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$56,364 Avg Salary
$30,711 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 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 Information Technology program at each school on the list.

Check out the IT programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found DePaul University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for information technology students. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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#5

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Xavier University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Information Technology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for information technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Information Technology at Loyola University Chicago

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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