2022 Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,269 people earned their degree in information systems, making the major the 297th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 368 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information systems programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree info systems students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$16,757 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 49 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Information Systems at University of Illinois at Springfield

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read more about Information Systems at UIC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems (Income $30-$48k)

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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