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2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

3 Schools Ranked
$22,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for computer science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
32 Total Awards
$5,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Located in Belleville, Illinois, the medium-sized public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $5,940 per year.

SWIC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SWIC is ranked #3 for overall quality in Illinois.

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#2

Rasmussen University - Illinois

Rockford, Illinois
2 Total Awards
$13,883 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is located in Rockford, Illinois and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 basic certificates to qualified students.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 a year.

One thing to take note of is that Rasmussen University - Illinois does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 99% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Illinois did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

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#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
5 Total Awards
$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Loyola Chicago does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 97% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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