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Illinois Technical Writers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Technical Writers in Illinois

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Schools for Technical Writers in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Technical Writers in Illinois

DeVry University Online
Online

One of the largest post-secondary educators in the United States, DeVry provides access to many of its degree programs via the Internet.

  • Programs: Management - Technical Communication, Technical Management - Technical Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Communication - Technical Communication
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Illinois Technical Writing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Augustana CollegeRock IslandBachelor2,537
Aurora UniversityAuroraDoctorate3,946
Blackburn CollegeCarlinvilleBachelor617
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
Chicago State UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional6,810
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Concordia University River ForestRiver ForestDoctorate4,126
DePaul UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional23,401
Dominican UniversityRiver ForestMasters3,338
East-West UniversityChicagoBachelor1,144
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonMasters12,179
Elmhurst CollegeElmhurstMasters3,184
Eureka CollegeEurekaBachelor672
Governors State UniversityUniversity ParkDoctorate5,692
Greenville CollegeGreenvilleMasters1,528
Illinois CollegeJacksonvilleBachelor1,014
Illinois State UniversityNormalDoctorate20,274
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomingtonBachelor2,094
Judson UniversityElginMasters1,236
Knox CollegeGalesburgBachelor1,371
Lake Forest CollegeLake ForestMasters1,456
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleDoctorate5,347
Loyola University ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional15,545
MacMurray CollegeJacksonvilleBachelor648
McKendree UniversityLebanonMasters3,312
Millikin UniversityDecaturMasters2,376
Monmouth CollegeMonmouthBachelor1,343
National-Louis UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,405
North Central CollegeNapervilleMasters2,559
North Park UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional3,200
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicagoMasters12,814
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbDoctorate & First Professional25,254
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonDoctorate & First Professional19,005
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisDoctorate4,636
Quincy UniversityQuincyMasters1,323
Rockford CollegeRockfordMasters1,566
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
Saint Xavier UniversityChicagoMasters5,675
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsvilleMasters & First Professional13,398
Trinity Christian CollegePalos HeightsBachelor1,367
Trinity International University DeerfieldDeerfieldDoctorate & First Professional2,783
University of ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional14,538
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional25,747
University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfieldDoctorate4,855
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaignDoctorate & First Professional42,326
University of St FrancisJolietMasters3,503
Western Illinois UniversityMacombDoctorate13,331
Wheaton College WheatonWheatonDoctorate2,895
Zarem Golde ORT Technical InstituteSkokieAssociate311

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Technical Writers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Technical Writers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Technical Writers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

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Chicago880$67,6900.6
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