Cybersecurity Certificates in Illinois

Cybersecurity Certificates in Illinois: the figures

Programs we list

45 in Illinois: 34 at colleges and schools, 11 training providers known only from the WIOA list.

Colleges and schools

30 public and 4 private; 460 cybersecurity completions in 2023-24 at the 29 that reported any (IPEDS).

Median pay

$124,180 a year for information security analysts in Illinois, against $129,180 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

WIOA training funds

WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 54 of them cybersecurity.

WIOA results

54 cybersecurity programs on Illinois's list; middle values: 68.8% were employed in the second quarter after exit (6); $8,767 median earnings in that quarter (6) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).

Metro areas

1 Illinois metro area has a page; the largest list, Chicago, has 30 programs.

By metro area

• Chicago area30 programs · median pay $125,310

Every cybersecurity program in Illinois

• College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
• WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
• Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Illinois, read October 8, 2026.

The same in every state: ways to pay for cybersecurity training