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2022 Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 237,745 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, computer and information sciences is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 8,805 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,141 and $29,661 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 15 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at UIC

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SIUC Computer & Information Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’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 Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read full report on Computer & Information Sciences at Northwestern

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read more about Computer & Information Sciences at University of Chicago

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’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.

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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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