2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Computer & Information Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 48,796 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 328 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general computer and information sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree computer and information sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$9,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2019-2020.

SIUE also made our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Computer & Information Sciences at SIUE

#2

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 59 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WIU General Computer & Information Sciences Report

#3

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$15,450 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Xavier University landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

SXU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Xavier University are $15,450, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SXU General Computer & Information Sciences Report

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Computer and Information Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul University General Computer & Information Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer & Information Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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