Highest Earning Bachelor's Computer Science Programs in Illinois
These are the highest earning bachelor's computer science programs in illinois, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 42 programs, with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leading at $181,981.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Computer Science | IL | $181,981 | 311 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | Computer Science | IL | $178,068 | 156 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | Information Science | IL | $163,740 | 88 |
| 4 | Northwestern University | Computer Science | IL | $155,106 | 127 |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $146,946 | 165 |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Computer Science | IL | $120,953 | 103 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Chicago | Computer Science | IL | $120,470 | 337 |
| 8 | DePaul University | Computer & Information Systems Security | IL | $113,645 | 52 |
| 9 | Illinois State University | Computer Science | IL | $111,099 | 61 |
| 10 | Bradley University | Computer Science | IL | $107,379 | 42 |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Computer Science | IL | $106,082 | 82 |
| 12 | University of Illinois Springfield | Computer Science | IL | $102,020 | 87 |
| 13 | DePaul University | Computer Programming | IL | $101,315 | 129 |
| 14 | Loyola University Chicago | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $99,112 | 45 |
| 15 | Illinois State University | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $98,382 | 18 |
| 16 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $97,153 | 46 |
| 17 | DePaul University | Computer Software Engineering | IL | $96,616 | 35 |
| 18 | Northern Illinois University | Computer Science | IL | $93,438 | 110 |
| 19 | Western Illinois University | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $92,824 | 26 |
| 20 | Benedictine University | Computer Science | IL | $91,698 | 11 |
| 21 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Computer Science | IL | $91,299 | 23 |
| 22 | DePaul University | Computer Systems Networking | IL | $91,007 | 19 |
| 23 | Illinois State University | Computer Systems Networking | IL | $90,953 | 5 |
| 24 | Aurora University | Computer Science | IL | $90,089 | 24 |
| 25 | Northeastern Illinois University | Computer Science | IL | $88,917 | 103 |
| 26 | Dominican University | Computer Science | IL | $86,730 | 14 |
| 27 | Lewis University | Computer & Information Systems Security | IL | $86,015 | 14 |
| 28 | DePaul University | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $84,554 | 44 |
| 29 | Augustana College | Computer Science | IL | $83,339 | 21 |
| 30 | DePaul University | Information Science | IL | $82,551 | 18 |
| 31 | Lewis University | Computer Science | IL | $82,159 | 124 |
| 32 | University of Illinois Chicago | Information Science | IL | $81,180 | 121 |
| 33 | North Central College | Computer Science | IL | $79,877 | 24 |
| 34 | Governors State University | Computer Science | IL | $79,154 | 25 |
| 35 | Lake Forest College | Computer Science | IL | $77,554 | 9 |
| 36 | DeVry University-Illinois | Computer Systems Networking | IL | $73,884 | 38 |
| 37 | Eastern Illinois University | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $72,220 | 6 |
| 38 | DeVry University-Illinois | Computer Systems Analysis | IL | $71,675 | 164 |
| 39 | Governors State University | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $70,895 | 27 |
| 40 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Computer & Information Sciences | IL | $69,552 | 36 |
| 41 | Roosevelt University | Computer Science | IL | $58,964 | 14 |
| 42 | DeVry University-Illinois | Computer Software Engineering | IL | $47,440 | 44 |
Methodology
Programs in Illinois ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 11 (Computer Science) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.