Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Computer Systems Managers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Truman College, Daley College, Harold Washington College, and Wilbur Wright College.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Midstate College, Chicago State, Northeastern Illinois University, and Judson.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Midstate College and Rasmusssen.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Saint Augustine College, Olive-Harvey College, Kennedy-King College, and Chicago State.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider John A Logan College, University of St Francis, Governors State, and Saint Augustine College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Wheaton College, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and Lake Forest College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Monmouth College, Blackburn, Knox, and Illinois College.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois, and Wheaton College.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Saint Xavier University, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and University of St Francis.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago, University of Chicago, Knox, and Northwestern University.
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Spotlight Illinois Schools Related to This Career
- Locations: Addison, Chicago, Downers Grove, Elgin, Gurnee, Naperville, Tinley Park
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
- Locations: Downers Grove, Schaumburg
- Programs: 5 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
- Locations: Chicago, Mokena, Schaumburg, Warrenville
- Programs: 6 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Master
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management
- Locations: Chicago, Downers Grove, Elgin, Gurnee, Lincolnshire, Naperville, Schaumburg, Tinley Park
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Master, Post- Bachelor's Certificate
- Locations: Chicago, Schaumburg
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Doctorate, Master
- Locations: Bridgeview, Chicago
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate
International Academy of Design and Technology
- Locations: Chicago
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
- Locations: Mokena, Rockford, Romeoville
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
- Locations: Quincy
- Programs: One relevant program; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Diploma
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Study from Anywhere at Online Schools Related to This Career
- Programs: 7 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
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- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
- Programs: 20 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor, Doctorate, Master
- Programs: 5 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor, Master
- Programs: 2 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Bachelor
Keiser University eCampus Online
- Programs: 3 relevant programs; click the school name for details.
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelor
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
University Of Illinois • Champaign Urbana, IL
Studying Computer Science (completion in 2010)
• 10/19/2011
"I am pretty satisfied with my school. It would have been better if they had taught more specific programming classes like iOS or Android."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | U of I is by far the cheapest school of its caliber. No where else can you work with top notch faculty for this price. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | U of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is ranked 2nd in the world for computer science behind CalTech. They are ranked higher than Yale and Harvard. |
| Program Quality | 10 | I learned proper programming techniques and multiple languages. I also was exposed to multiple Fortune 100 companies throughout my time there. |
| Instruction | 9 | The instructors are usually researchers in their field. Some are pioneers in CS who have semi-retired to teach. |
| How Difficult | 8 | Computer Science at U of Illinois is required to take discrete mathematics. Discrete mathematics is extremely difficult to learn but it is very applicable to computer science. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I usually did not use a book for the classes. This can be good and bad, because you bought the book but didn't use it. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | There are a huge number of classes that meet the requirements. Scheedule is a very good tool to find possible schedules. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | Computer science has 3 large buildings on campus. They have the Siebel Center, which was donated by the founder of Oracle. |
| Social Life | 7 | Athletics were quite fun. I was a member of the Orange Crush. |
| Placement Services | 5 | I did not use my school's job placement services. Some were offered, however. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | They send too many emails asking for donations. |
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