2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is the 85th most popular major in the country with 10,508 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, neurobiology and neurosciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,248 and had an average of $22,201 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 532 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,600 and $25,591 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in neurobiology and neurosciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality neurobiology and neurosciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the neurobiology and neurosciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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