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2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

7 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 8,805 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,141 and $29,661 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and information sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 15 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

DePaul also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 11 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern University Computer & Information Sciences Report

#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree computer & information sciences students list, UChicago has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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