2022 Best Value Colleges for General Computer Programming in Illinois (With Aid)

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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.

For this year’s “Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general computer programming. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general computer programming programs, but they also cost less that 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 programming program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Computer Programming in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$7,098 Average Net Price

$30,218 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 5 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SWIC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $7,098 for Illinois Computer Programming students with aid per year to attend SWIC.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,090 Average Net Price

$46,448 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer Programming Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 251 ’s computer programming degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer Programming Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $30,090 for Illinois Computer Programming students with aid per year to attend DePaul University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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• Best Value Colleges for General Computer Programming (With Aid)

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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