2024 Best Computer Programming Schools in Illinois
2Colleges in Illinois
597Programming Degrees Awarded
$63,262Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Programming is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #108 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer Programming Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 597 degrees in computer programming during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The programming school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer Programming Schools in Illinois.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the programming degrees they offer, see the list below.
DePaul University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in computer programming. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 286 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer programming students who get their degree from DePaul University receive $5,951 more than the standard programming student.
University of Chicago is a great choice for students interested in a degree in computer programming. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were about 57 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in computer programming has to check out Southwestern Illinois College. SWIC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Belleville. This college ranks 73rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 18 computer programming students who graduated with this degree at SWIC in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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