2025 Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

a bachelor's degree in information technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for information technology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 257 bachelor's degrees in information technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Information Technology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The it bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to information technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of information technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt information technology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized information technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for information technology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Information Technology in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for information technology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in IT

1

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

52 Annual Graduates

$79,863 Median Starting Salary

DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Information Technology bachelor's degree recipients from DePaul University earn a boost of about $14,019 over the average earnings of information technology majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from DePaul University

2

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

71 Annual Graduates

Illinois State University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Illinois State University

3

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Loyola University Chicago

4

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

22 Annual Graduates

Bradley University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in information technology. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Bradley University

5

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

14 Annual Graduates

$57,984 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the it program make about $57,984 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Lewis University

6

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from University of Illinois at Springfield

7

Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

12 Annual Graduates

EIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Charleston.More information about a bachelor’s in information technology from Eastern Illinois University

Best Information Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Information Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	294
Ohio	252	208
Indiana	235	132
Wisconsin	213	34

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Information Technology Related Rankings by Major

Information Technology is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

IT Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & IS Security	227
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	15
Information Technology Management	15

Most Popular Majors Related to IT

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	1,957
Computer Information Systems	631
Information Science	372
Computer Systems Analysis	178
Computer Programming	139
Computer Software & Applications	127
Computer Systems Networking	69

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Craig Dennis. More about our data sources and methodologies.