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2023 Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,711 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer software and applications was ranked 8th in Illinois. In fact, 327 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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 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 Best Value Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for computer software students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Software Applications

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for computer software and applications students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year.

SWIC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Software Applications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at Southwestern Illinois College

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DeVry University - Illinois are $15,032 per year. Computer Software majors at DeVry University - Illinois take out an average of $23,373 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Read full report on Computer Software & Applications at DeVry University - Illinois

Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Software & Applications Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322
Ohio 223
Indiana 309
Wisconsin 154

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer software and applications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Computer Software Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Web & Multimedia Design 5,300
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration 3,756
Computer Graphics 2,988
Other Computer Software & Media Applications 1,438
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation 854

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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