2025 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

a master's degree in computer engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #39 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 127 master's degrees in computer engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Computer Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The ce master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality ce program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of computer engineering students who choose to seek a master'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 easy is it for computer engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for computer engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The ce school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Computer Engineering in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for computer engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in CE

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

40 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in computer engineering. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Northwestern University

2

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

55 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in computer engineering has to look into Illinois Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology

3

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

12 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in computer engineering. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in computer engineering from Loyola University Chicago

Best Computer Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	211	178
Ohio	207	162
Indiana	191	18
Wisconsin	173	27

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Computer Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Computer Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

CE Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Software Engineering	51
General Computer Engineering	44
Other Computer Engineering	31
Computer Hardware Engineering	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Civil Engineering	331
Electrical Engineering	302
Mechanical Engineering	239
Industrial Engineering	150
Other Engineering	127
Biomedical Engineering	122
Materials Engineering	93
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	65
Chemical Engineering	61
Construction Engineering	53

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.