Illinois contains twelve schools that offer computer information systems programs. DePaul University, the highest-ranking computer information systems school in IL, has a total student population of 25,072 and is the 1110th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 12 computer information systems schools in Illinois, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, DeVry University-Illinois comes out as the most expensive ($24,959/yr), with Triton College as the lowest recorded at only $2,479/yr.
Computer Information Systems students from Illinois schools who go on to become computer information systems specialists, computer support specialists, network engineers, database engineers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 287,210 people working as computer and information systems managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $120,640. Also, Computer support specialists make on average $47,360 per year and there are about 540,560 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 21,170 employed computer support specialists earning an average yearly salary of $51,010. Computer and information systems managers in this state earn $113,760/yr and there are 14,530 employed.
Also, within the computer information systems schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from computer information systems, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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