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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Artificial Intelligence (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

2 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$43,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value AI Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 AI Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 390 people earned their degree in artificial intelligence, making the major the 681st most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 14 artificial intelligence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 artificial intelligence graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value AI Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in artificial intelligence. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great artificial intelligence programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the artificial intelligence program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value AI Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s AI students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Artificial Intelligence 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 Northwestern are $56,567.

Read more about Artificial Intelligence at Northwestern

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value AI Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s AI degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Artificial Intelligence 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 Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read full report on Artificial Intelligence at Illinois Tech

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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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