2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Illinois

If you pursue a master's degree in information technology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #39 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for information technology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 328 master's degrees in information technology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Master's Degree

The IT master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for information technology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for information technology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Information Technology in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in information technology.

Most Well Attended Schools for IT Students Working on Their Master's

1

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

130 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Illinois Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a master's degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in information technology in Illinois.

There were roughly 130 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

83 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in information technology needs to look into Northern Illinois University. NIU is a large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in information technology in Illinois.

There were approximately 83 information technology individuals who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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3

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in information technology needs to look into Illinois State University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in information technology in Illinois.

There were about 25 information technology individuals who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in information technology has to take a look at Loyola University Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in information technology in Illinois.

There were roughly 16 information technology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Best Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	470	142
Ohio	466	93
Indiana	352	93
Wisconsin	302	39

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Computer Information Systems area of study, Information Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	78
Other Computer & Information Sciences	23
Artificial Intelligence	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.