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2023 Most Popular Online Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

6 Schools Ranked
$16,083 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right for you. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones had the most popular online basic certificate programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
110 Total Awards
$9,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named William Rainey Harper College the most popular school in Illinois for computer science students working on their basic certificate. Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 basic certificates to qualified students.

Full-time students from Illinois pay an average of $9,870 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Harper College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,682. Around 17% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois
75 Total Awards
$15,032 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for computer science students working on their basic certificate. DeVry University - Illinois is a large private for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 75 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

DeVry University - Illinois does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $15,032. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 27% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, Illinois
20 Total Awards
$9,271 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Waubonsee Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Illinois. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized public school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 20 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $9,271 in tuition and fees if they attend Waubonsee full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,076. Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 70% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
$39,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elmhurst University landed the # 4 spot on the list.

If you want to attend Elmhurst, expect to pay an average of $39,400 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.

Around 90% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, Illinois
9 Total Awards

The excellent basic certificate programs at Illinois Central College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular computer science schools in Illinois. ICC is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, Illinois
$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Lincoln Land Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Computer Science Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

In-state students pay an average of $6,840 in tuition and fees if they attend LLCC full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,068.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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