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2023 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Illinois

27 Colleges
$60,870 Avg Salary
$26,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences 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 Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 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 Computer & Information Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the computer and information sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for computer and information sciences students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 27 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for computer and information sciences students. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Out of the 27 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, DeVry University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for computer and information sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 26 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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