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2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Information Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the IT majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in IT at Illinois Tech, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

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

Women make up 14% of the IT majors at the school.

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#4

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Xavier University is a great place for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular information technology schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 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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