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2023 Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$52,942 Avg Salary
$30,237 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

Information Science is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 799 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree 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 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for computer science students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Information Science Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Information Science

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for information science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, IS graduates from UIC take out $17,077 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Illinois. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#6

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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#7

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree information science programs. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 493
Ohio 275
Indiana 280
Wisconsin 255

Information Science is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

IS Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 The Opte Project.

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