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2024 Best Software Engineering Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges in Illinois
97 Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in software engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #167 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Software Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 97 degrees in software engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Software Engineering School

Best Software Engineering Schools in Illinois Your choice of software engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Software Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Software Engineering Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Computer Software Engineering
Bachelor's Degrees in Computer Software Engineering
Master's Degrees in Computer Software Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Software Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Software Engineering in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of computer software engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Computer Software Engineering

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Illinois Institute of Technology is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in software engineering. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This school ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in software engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
35 Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded

Loyola University Chicago is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in software engineering. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were about 35 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in software engineering from Loyola University Chicago

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
47 Computer Software Engineering Degrees Awarded

DePaul University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in software engineering. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were approximately 47 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in software engineering from DePaul University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
55.6% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in software engineering needs to look into DeVry University - Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 85th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 9 software engineering students who graduated with this degree at DeVry University - Illinois in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in software engineering from DeVry University - Illinois


 

Best Software Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Software Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 112
Michigan 915 24
Indiana 737 52
Wisconsin 672 117

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Software Engineering is one of 3 different types of Computer Engineering programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Computer Engineering 636
Other Computer Engineering 7
Computer Hardware Engineering 2

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