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2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$27,573 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,683 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 8,392 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for computer and information sciences 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for computer and information sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year.

Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer and information sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

UIS undergraduate students pay an average of $12,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree computer and information sciences programs. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EIU are $12,297 per year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 per year.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer and information sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 4,714
Michigan 5,071
Ohio 4,257
Wisconsin 3,101

Computer & Information Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336
Computer Programming 11,939
Computer Systems Analysis 2,338
Data Processing 1,955
Other Computer & Information Sciences 1,755
Data Entry 552

Majors Similar to Computer & Information Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Almonroth.

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