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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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$65,430 Avg Salary
$21,479 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for computer and information sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in computer and information sciences at UChicago, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 66% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in computer and information sciences at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in computer and information sciences at Lewis, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 3 students majoring in computer and information sciences at DePaul, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate computer and information sciences programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 50% of the computer and information sciences majors at the school.

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University of St Francis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Chicago State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students working on their graduate certificate. CSU is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#8

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

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Best Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 11 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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