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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 3,680 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,849 and $24,208 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,986 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 41 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree compsci students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois. UIS is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 99 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Principia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. Principia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elsah, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. Located in Romeoville, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 117 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rockford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 106 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Illinois University Computer Science Report
Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
Knox College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 358 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago
Blackburn College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. Blackburn College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Carlinville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Governors State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. University Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. Illinois College is a small school located in Jacksonville, Illinois that handed out 10 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 29 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Lake Forest College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. Lake Forest College is a small school located in Lake Forest, Illinois that handed out 14 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
Augustana College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Rock Island, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #16. SIUE is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 68 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bradley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. Illinois Wesleyan University is located in Bloomington, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #19. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 306 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Monmouth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. Monmouth is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Monmouth, Illinois. It awarded 4 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #22, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 14 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 Computer Science at Wheaton College Illinois
Saint Xavier University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. SXU is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 15 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity Christian College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois ranking. Trinity Christian is located in Palos Heights, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Computer Science at Trinity Christian College
Dominican University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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