2023 Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
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.
Featured schools near , edit
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Learn more about these popular schools below:
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.
Read full report on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Most Popular Computer Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
View Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools Nationwide >
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.
Featured Schools
Request Info | Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs. Learn More > |