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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$31,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 3,649 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for computer and information sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the computer and information sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Computer & Information Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #4 for overall quality for computer and information sciences in Illinois.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 2 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer & Information Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 per year.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer and information sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago also made our Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 886
Ohio 1,089
Wisconsin 409
Michigan 1,053

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817
Computer Systems Networking 720
Computer Programming 490
Other Computer & Information Sciences 443
Data Processing 205

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Almonroth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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