2024 Best Computer Engineering Schools in Illinois
10
Colleges in Illinois
742
CE Degrees Awarded
$68,873
Avg Early-Career Salary
Computer Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #56 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for computer engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 742 degrees in computer engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School
The ce program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Computer Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Computer Engineering Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Computer Engineering in Illinois
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ce degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Illinois Schools in CE
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Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
65
CE Degrees Awarded
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in computer engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 65 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
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Any student pursuing a degree in computer engineering has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 422 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $19,582 more than the typical ce grad.
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It's difficult to beat Illinois Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 44 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Illinois Institute of Technology receive $3,880 more than the standard ce graduate.
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University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in computer engineering. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were about 60 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program state that they receive average early career earnings of $67,853.
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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 39 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available. Computer Engineering degree recipients from Loyola University Chicago get an earnings boost of around $15,481 over the average earnings of computer engineering majors.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 11 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year. Those computer engineering students who get their degree from Bradley University earn $2,581 more than the typical ce grad.
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Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 13 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the ce program report average early career wages of $54,274.
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Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very 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 47 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the computer engineering degree program at DePaul University make $17,217 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 31st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 20 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ce program earn around $69,093 for their early career.
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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 about 9 computer engineering students who graduated with this degree at DeVry University - Illinois in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ce degree recipients generally make about $44,748 at the beginning of their careers.
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