2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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Entrepreneurship is the 151st most popular major in the country with 8,343 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 166 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurship. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality entrepreneurship programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the entrepreneurship program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #1 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k)

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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