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2023 Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$19,893 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,189 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Master's Degree School for You

With 510 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, information technology is the #64 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Information Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Information Technology

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the best value school in Illinois for information technology students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

Full Information Technology at DePaul University Report

#2

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great value for information technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lewis are $14,960 a year.

Full Information Technology at Lewis University Report

#3

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

SXU graduate students pay an average of $15,450 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Saint Xavier University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in Illinois. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 637
Ohio 485
Indiana 553
Wisconsin 376

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

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 4 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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