Find Your Best Illinois Colleges & Universities

Within seconds you can have accredited Illinois colleges and universities right at your fingertips. College Connecting has all the top Illinois colleges, universities, online schools, graduate & MBA programs, trade schools and certificate programs to choose from.

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• Accounting
• Advertising, Marketing, PR and Communications
• Aeronautical
• Automotive
• Business
• Certified Nurses Assistant (CNA)
• Computer
• Computer Game Design
• Cosmetology
• Court Reporting
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary
• Dental Assisting
• Dialysis Technician
• Education and Teaching
• Engineering
• Fashion
• Graphics and Design
• Healthcare Management
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
• Legal and Paralegal
• Massage Therapy
• Medical Assisting
• Medical Billing and Coding
• Medical Transcription
• Nursing
• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomy
• Psychology and Counseling
• Respiratory Technician and Respiratory Therapy
• Surgical Technician
• Trucking
• Veterinary Technician
• X-Ray Technician and Radiology Technician

Major Illinois Cities

• Aurora
• Bloomington
• Chicago
• Naperville
• Rock Island
• Rockford
• Springfield

Illinois Job Outlook

Illinois is the fifth largest state in the United States by population, with residents numbering almost 13 million. About three quarters of the state’s population resides in the northeastern corner of Illinois, in and around the Chicago metro area. The state’s economy is very diversified, with a heavy emphasis on high-value service jobs in education, financial trading, medicine, logistics, and law. The emphasis on the service sector is reflected in the states private and public universities and colleges.

Based on rankings by U.S. News and World Reports, universities in Illinois are some of the most prestigious in the country. On the list of 50 National Universities, Illinois is represented by five institutions: the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Loyola University Chicago, and the Illinois Institute of Technology. The largest student body in the state can be found at the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois, which educates about 31,000 undergraduates and 11,000 graduate students.

The public higher education system in Illinois consists of many land-grant institutions, 2-year degree programs, and community colleges. Public and private liberal arts colleges can also be found across the state.