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2024 Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges in Illinois
532 Computer Software Degrees Awarded
$44,079 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in computer software & applications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #84 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 532 degrees in computer software & applications during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Software & Applications School

Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in Illinois Your choice of computer software & applications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer software & applications schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Computer Software & Applications Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Computer Software
Bachelor's Degrees in Computer Software
Master's Degrees in Computer Software

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Computer Software & Applications in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of computer software degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Computer Software

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
127 Computer Software Degrees Awarded
13.4% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a degree in computer software & applications. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were about 127 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer software & applications degree program at DePaul University get $17,999 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In IL

Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer software & applications. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were about 1 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Illinois State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer software & applications. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.More information about a degree in computer software & applications from Illinois State University

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
57 Computer Software Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Lewis University if you want to pursue a degree in computer software & applications. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 57 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In IL
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in computer software & applications needs to check out Southwestern Illinois College. SWIC is a moderately-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 roughly 4 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at SWIC in the most recent data year.

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Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #246 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Illinois Tech is a great school overall.More information about a degree in computer software & applications from Illinois Institute of Technology

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In IL

Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of River Forest. This university ranks 30th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 2 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 1 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
136 Computer Software Degrees Awarded
$28,906 Median Starting Salary

DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Naperville. This university ranks 85th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 136 computer software & applications students who graduated with this degree at DeVry University - Illinois in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the computer software program report average early career income of $28,906.

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Best Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Computer Software & Applications Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 271
Ohio 314 165
Indiana 294 309
Wisconsin 273 154

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Software & Applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 189
Computer Graphics 40
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 3,680
Computer Information Systems 1,726
Information Technology 1,117
Information Science 860
Computer Systems Networking 813
Computer Programming 597
Computer Systems Analysis 414
Data Entry 89
Other Computer & Information Sciences 3
Data Processing 2

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