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Chicago, IL (population: 2,878,948) has three computer programming schools within its city limits. DePaul University, the highest ranked school in the city with a computer programming program, has a total student population of 25,072. It is the 1110th highest ranked school in the USA and the 33rd highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).

Computer Programming students from Chicago schools who go on to become computer programmers, computer security specialists, computer support specialists, computer technicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 367,880 people working as computer programmers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,690. Also, Computer software engineers, applications make on average $90,170 per year and there are about 495,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area alone, there are 12,280 employed computer software engineers, applications earning an average salary of $93,600. Computer programmers in this area earn $76,820/yr and there are 15,620 employed.

Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary. Thus, about 4 out of every 1000 jobs in Chicago are held by computer programmers, and 3/1000 are held by computer software engineers, applications.

Of the 3 computer programming schools in Chicago, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Nothwestern College comes out as the most expensive ($26,938/yr) for computer programming students, with Robert Morris College as the lowest, reported at only $16,956/yr.

Computer Programming Programs in Chicago


DePaul University
  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Robert Morris College
  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications
    Levels offered: Associates
Nothwestern College
  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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