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2023 Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$50,419 Avg Salary
$35,229 Avg Student Debt

Information Technology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 510 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th 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. As online education oppotunities 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 a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for IT majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Illinois the most popular online school in Illinois for information technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

IT majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois take out an average of $41,714 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Information Technology at Rasmussen University - Illinois

#1

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Our analysis found Aurora University to be the most popular school for information technology students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Information Technology at Aurora University Report

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 637
Ohio 485
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

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

IT Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security 22,829
Network & System Administration/Administrator 5,501
Information Technology Management 4,009
Computer Support Specialist 3,176
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 2,077
Information Technology Project Management 2,076
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster 887

Majors Similar to IT

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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