2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 715 people earned their degree in education philosophy, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,575 and had an average of $43,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 76 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,150 and $44,709 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education philosophy. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education philosophy programs and cost less that 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 education philosophy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree education philosophy students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$62,012 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Education Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy (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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