2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 1,056 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,900 and $36,285 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree it students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Illinois

#1

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$14,780 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$86,867 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Lewis University is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology 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 University are $14,780.

Read more about Information Technology at Lewis

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$89,841 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #2 spot on the list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 62 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at DePaul

#3

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 18 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology 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 Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read full report on Information Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

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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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