by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 14,336 people earned their degree in computer software and applications, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer software and applications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,619 and had an average of $33,819 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 532 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,079 and $35,083 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 70 computer software and applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer software and applications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer software and applications.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree computer software students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Frontier Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Frontier Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Godfrey, Illinois, and it awarded 21 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Joliet Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois list. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 12 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Heartland Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois. Heartland Community College is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McHenry County College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois. Crystal Lake, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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College of Lake County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois ranking. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois list. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s computer software students in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois ranking. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Kankakee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois list. Kankakee, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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DeVry University - Illinois ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s computer software degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Highland Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois ranking. 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.
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Lake Land College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois ranking. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s computer software degrees to qualified students.
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Southwestern Illinois College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois ranking. Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Illinois College Computer Software & Applications Report
With a ranking of #12, South Suburban College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Computer Software Major in Illinois list. SSC is a small school located in South Holland, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s computer software degrees in 2020-2021.
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