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Largest information technology programs in Illinois
Illinois information technology programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeVry University | Lisle | For-profit, 4-year | 3,533 |
| 2 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 152 |
| 3 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public, 4-year | 144 |
| 4 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 45 |
| 5 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public, 4-year | 42 |
| 7 | Governors State University | University Park | Public, 4-year | 30 |
| 8 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 20 |
| 9 | Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 10 | Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Public, 2-year | 13 |
| 11 | Spoon River College | Canton | Public, 2-year | 13 |
| 12 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public, 2-year | 9 |
| 13 | Lewis University | Romeoville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 14 | Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public, 2-year | 8 |
| 15 | Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 16 | University of St Francis | Joliet | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 17 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 18 | Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 19 | John A Logan College | Carterville | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 20 | Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 21 | Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 22 | Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 23 | McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 24 | Morton College | Cicero | Public, 2-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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