2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,180 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 90th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,738 and had an average of $32,112 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 506 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,657 and $36,530 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer software and applications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer software and applications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer software and applications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$14,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and it awarded 40 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis are $14,780.

Full Lewis University Computer Software & Applications Report

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Illinois Tech

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$88,638 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Computer Software Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 91 masters’s computer software degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Software & Applications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at DePaul University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Software & Applications (Income $0-$30k)

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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