by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 1,275 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 411 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular information technology programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 340 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Illinois Information Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spoon River College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate. Spoon River College is located in Canton, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Information Technology at Spoon River College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Morton College is a public institution located in Cicero, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie State College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate. Chicago Heights, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Information Technology at Prairie State College
Out of the 23 schools in the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Olney Central College landed the #5 spot on the list. Olney, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s IT degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rock Valley College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate. Rock Valley College is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Information Technology at Rock Valley College
Black Hawk College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. BHC is a public institution located in Moline, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McHenry County College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. McHenry County College is a public institution located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Southwestern Illinois College
Oakton Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Oakton Community College is a public institution located in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Information Technology at Oakton Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
With a ranking of #11, Shawnee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This small school is located in Ullin, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Shawnee Community College Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #13, City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Kennedy-King College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Full City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College Information Technology Report
Highland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Highland Community College is a public institution located in Freeport, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at Highland Community College
Frontier Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Frontier Community College is located in Fairfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Full Frontier Community College Information Technology Report
With a ranking of #13, City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
Kishwaukee College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Malta, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Olive-Harvey College
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Information Technology at Harold Washington College
College of Lake County came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. College of Lake County is located in Grayslake, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Information Technology at City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College
With a ranking of #13, John A Logan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended IT Major in Illinois for an Associate list. John A Logan College is a small school located in Carterville, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
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