2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 7,909 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 381 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer programming programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general computer programming program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Computer Programming Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 95 masters’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Computer Programming at DePaul University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Programming (Income Over $110k)

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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