2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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Computer Programming is the 121st most popular major in the country with 10,756 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 554 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,033 and $42,290 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 147 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer programming. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer programming programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer programming program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in Illinois

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$87,420 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 98 masters’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

Read full report on Computer Programming at DePaul University

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$86,867 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 masters’s programming degrees to qualified students.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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