Information Technology Schools In Illinois

Information Technology classes faculty can choose to work at one of 62 accredited information technology schools in Illinois. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in information technology in the state of Illinois, which encompasses information technology training at the following levels:

Information Technology Certificate
Associates degree in Information Technology
Bachelors degree in Information Technology
Masters degree in Information Technology

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Information Technology Employment

Illinois	105,680
National	2,922,550

Approximately 5% of the country's information technology professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Information technology professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
104,470	112,410	111,980	115,090	13,490

Yellow: Actual Values

In Illinois, the field of information technology is shrinking. In 2010 there were 90,980 less information technology professionals working in Illinois than there were in 2006. Thus, in Illinois, this field has shrunk by 87% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of information technology professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of information technology professionals has shrunk by 89% from 2006 to 2010.

Information Technology VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$73,095	$78,021	$80,228	$81,162	$113,720
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Information Technology
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of information technology professionals is declining, the salaries paid to information technology professionals are increasing in Illinois. The mean salary for information technology professionals in 2006 was $73,095 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $113,720 per year.

Salary percentiles for Information technology professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$63,270
25th percentile	$82,020
50th percentile	$106,870
75th percentile	$136,050
90th percentile	$165,230

This represents a growth in salaries of 36%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Illinois state, within the field of information technology, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid information technology professionals earn 161% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Information technology professionals and related professions in Illinois

Computer Networking	$74,392
Computer Science	$69,394
Information Systems	$94,685
Information Technology	$80,728

Information technology professionals in Illinois earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Information Technology programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois

associate	30
bachelor	41
master	16
doctor	0
Certificate	19
Total	106

As the number of information technology professionals is decreasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 62 accredited information technology schools in Illinois state is increasing. In Illinois, there were 1,286 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,295 graduates from information technology courses in 2010.

There was an increase in the number of information technology school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois by 1%. 39% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in information technology.

Information Technology Faculty Salaries in Illinois

Share & Compare

Enter your salary to gain access to our continually growing higher education faculty salary database. Don't worry! This is 100% secure and anonymous.

The number of information technology faculty, growth in the field of information technology academia and information technology faculty salaries in Illinois, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. Your anonymous submission of information regarding your career and salary will help us create a valuable career planning database for the benefit of information technology faculty at the certificate in information technology, associates degree in information technology, bachelors degree in information technology, and masters degree in information technology levels in Illinois. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see an overview of what we have learned thus far from you and your peers.