2025 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in Illinois
3Colleges in Illinois
100Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded
$51,345Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in security science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #123 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of security science and technology. Combined, these schools handed out 100 degrees in security science and technology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Security Science and Technology School
The security science and technology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Security Science and Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for security science and technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Security Science and Technology Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Security Science and Technology Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Security Science and Technology in Illinois
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the security science and technology degree levels they offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Security Science and Technology
Loyola University Chicago is a great choice for students interested in a degree in security science and technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the security science and technology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $51,202.
It is hard to beat Lewis University if you wish to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 39th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 22 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Eastern Illinois University if you wish to pursue a degree in security science and technology. EIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Charleston. This university ranks 52nd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 10 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent data year.
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).
The security science and technology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Security Science and Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for security science and technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
