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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Computer Science Doctor'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. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

67 Total Awards
$17,823 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. This large public school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 67 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UIUC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
21 Total Awards
$63,936 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 14% were women.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
14 Total Awards
$56,567 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 21% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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12 Total Awards
$17,277 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.

UIC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#5

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois
5 Total Awards
$30,822 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.

Illinois Tech does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 42% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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4 Total Awards
$16,162 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. This fairly large public school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.

One thing to take note of is that SIUC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 24% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

3 Total Awards

Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree computer science programs. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
3 Total Awards
$18,341 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for computer science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DePaul. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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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