Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology

If you plan to study computer science, take a look at what Illinois Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois Tech Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Online Classes Are Available at Illinois Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Illinois Tech does offer online education options in computer science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Illinois Tech Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at Illinois Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	32
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Illinois Tech Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	197
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers	30,500	$96,610
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,770	$143,900
Systems Software Developers	17,130	$108,570
Computer Programmers	11,350	$91,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thomas Knapp under License

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