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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Illinois

11 Ranked Colleges
617 Degrees Awarded
$66,947 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois

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Computer Engineering is the 56th most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $73,143 and had an average of $24,685 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 742 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,873 and $26,639 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 617 computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in computer engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in computer engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree ce students.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Engineering in Illinois

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 422 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 60 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois list. Bradley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois

Lewis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois ranking. Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s CE degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Lewis University

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Northwestern Computer Engineering Report

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Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois

Aurora University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois list. Aurora, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s CE degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Computer Engineering at Aurora

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DeVry University - Illinois
Chicago, Illinois

DeVry University - Illinois came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CE Major in Illinois ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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