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2023 Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for computer science students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$17,823 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in Illinois for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UIUC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
$56,567 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Northwestern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
$63,936 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
$18,341 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since DePaul does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$17,277 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Illinois.

One thing to take note of is that UIC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois
$30,822 Average Tuition & Fees

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Illinois Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$16,162 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SIUC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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 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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